Government notifies revised wage rates under the VB–G RAM G Act, 2025 effective from 1 July 2026
Government of India notifies revised wage rates under the VB–G RAM G Act, 2025, effective from 1 July 2026, with an interim wage floor and a higher guaranteed employment ceiling.
- The Ministry of Rural Development issued the wage revision notification for the VB–G RAM G Act, 2025.
- The revised wage structure is intended to reduce regional disparity in rural wages and support rural livelihoods.
- The Act is presented as the current legal framework for guaranteed rural wage employment.
The Government of India has notified revised wage rates under the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB–G RAM G Act, 2025, effective from 1 July 2026. The notification is important because it combines a nationwide wage revision with an explicit wage floor for rural employment, while also linking the new regime to the wider employment guarantee framework for rural households.
The Ministry of Rural Development says the revised structure is meant to strengthen rural livelihoods, reduce regional disparities, and reinforce the dignity of labour. The official communication also states that the new wage framework is designed to give larger gains to States that had historically lower notified wages.
What changed
The main analytical angle is the design of wage guarantees under a rural employment programme: how wage fixation, indexation, and a wage floor can improve equity while also raising questions about fiscal cost, implementation, and inter-State disparities.
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