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The Central Government specifies the wage rate applicable to unskilled manual work under the Scheme notified under section 3 of the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, superseding S.O. 463(E) dated 26th February, 2013, with effect from July 1, 2026.

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The Ministry of Rural Development, through Notification S.O. 3518(E) dated June 30, 2026, has specified new wage rates for unskilled manual work provided under the Scheme notified under section 3 of the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 (36 of 2025). This notification, issued in exercise of powers conferred by section 10 of the said Act, supersedes the Government of India's Ministry of Rural Development Notification S.O. 463(E), dated February 26, 2013, except for actions taken prior to its supersession. The new wage rates, effective from July 1, 2026, vary by State and Union Territory as detailed in the Schedule. For instance, Haryana has the highest rate at Rs. 409.00 per day, followed by Goa at Rs. 406.00 and Kerala at Rs. 401.00. Himachal Pradesh specifies Rs. 300.00 for non-scheduled areas and Rs. 375.00 for scheduled areas. Sikkim has a general rate of Rs. 300.00, but Rs. 450.00 for the three Gram Panchayats named Gnathang, Lachung, and Lachen. Andaman District is set at Rs. 348.00 and Nicobar District at Rs. 367.00. Several states and Union Territories, including Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal, are set at Rs. 300.00 per day. Other rates include Andhra Pradesh (Rs. 312.00), Karnataka (Rs. 382.00), Maharashtra (Rs. 317.00), Punjab (Rs. 360.00), Tamil Nadu (Rs. 345.00), Telangana (Rs. 308.00), Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Rs. 340.00), Lakshadweep (Rs. 348.00), and Puducherry (Rs. 347.00).

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-30062026-273958 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3383] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2026/ ASHADHA 9, 1948 4868 GI/2026 [F. No. J-11060/16/2026-RE-III] MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 30th June, 2026 S.O. 3518(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by section 10 of the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB-G RAM G (विकसित भारत – जी राम जी) Act, 2025 (36 of 2025) and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Rural Development number S.O. 463(E), dated the 26th February, 2013, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-Section (ii), dated the 26th February, 2013, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby specifies, for the purposes of the said Act, the wage rate applicable to the unskilled manual work provided under the Scheme notified under section 3 of the said Act in column(3) of the Schedule below, in respect of the States and Union territories specified in column (2) thereof, with effect from the 1st day of July, 2026. SCHEDULE State-wise wage rate for unskilled manual workers (Rupees per day) +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | Sl. No. | Name of State/ Union territory | Wage rate in rupees per day | +=======+============================================================+====================================+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 1. | Andhra Pradesh | Rs. 312.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 2. | Arunachal Pradesh | Rs. 300.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 3. | Assam | Rs. 300.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 4. | Bihar | Rs. 300.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 5. | Chhattisgarh | Rs. 300.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 6. | Goa | Rs. 406.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 7. | Gujarat | Rs. 300.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 8. | Haryana | Rs. 409.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 9. | Himachal Pradesh | Non-scheduled areas Rs. 300.00 | | | | Scheduled areas Rs. 375.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 10. | Jammu and Kashmir | Rs. 300.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 11. | Ladakh | Rs. 300.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 12. | Jharkhand | Rs. 300.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 13. | Karnataka | Rs. 382.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 14. | Kerala | Rs. 401.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 15. | Madhya Pradesh | Rs. 300.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 16. | Maharashtra | Rs. 317.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 17. | Manipur | Rs. 300.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 18. | Meghalaya | Rs. 300.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 19. | Mizoram | Rs. 300.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 20. | Nagaland | Rs. 300.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 21. | Odisha | Rs. 300.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 22. | Punjab | Rs. 360.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 23. | Rajasthan | Rs. 300.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 24. | Sikkim | Rs. 300.00 | | | Sikkim(3 Gram Panchayats named Gnathang, Lachung and Lachen) | Rs. 450.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 25. | Tamil Nadu | Rs. 345.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 26. | Telangana | Rs. 308.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 27. | Tripura | Rs. 300.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 28. | Uttar Pradesh | Rs. 300.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 29. | Uttarakhand | Rs. 300.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 30. | West Bengal | Rs. 300.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 31. | Andaman and Nicobar | Andaman District Rs. 348.00 | | | | Nicobar District Rs. 367.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 32. | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Rs. 340.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 33. | Lakshadweep | Rs. 348.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ | 34. | Puducherry | Rs. 347.00 | +-------+------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ 2. This notification shall come into force on the 1st day of July, 2026. [F. No. J-11060/16/2026-RE-III] ROHINI R BHAJIBHAKARE, Jt. Secy.

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