VB-G RAM G: wage rates, GRG card and district reports

Rural job guarantee now runs under VB-G RAM G, not MGNREGA, across India from 1 July 2026. See what changed, your state's new wage and how much work your district has given.

What changed from MGNREGA

• 125 daysof guaranteed work per household a year, up from 100.
• ₹300a day is now the lowest state wage. The highest is ₹450.
• GRG cardGramin Rozgar Guarantee card replaces the job card. An e-KYC'd old card stays valid until then.
• 15 daysto pay wages, or delay compensation is due.

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All-India so far

As of 9 November 2026, FY 2026-27

• 2.82 crorepeople got work
• 21.4days of work per household, average
• ₹286average wage paid per day (MIS)
• 82.7%payments made within 15 days
• 1.2 lakhhouseholds completed 125 days
• 15.19 croreGRG cards issued

Wage rate by state, 2026-27

In force from 1 July 2026, Gazette notification of 30 June 2026

State and district reports

Who got work in each district, average days and pending wages.

• Andaman and Nicobar Islands
• Andhra Pradesh
• Arunachal Pradesh
• Assam
• Bihar
• Chhattisgarh
• Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
• Goa
• Gujarat
• Haryana
• Himachal Pradesh
• Jammu and Kashmir
• Jharkhand
• Karnataka
• Kerala
• Ladakh
• Lakshadweep
• Madhya Pradesh
• Maharashtra
• Manipur
• Meghalaya
• Mizoram
• Nagaland
• Odisha
• Puducherry
• Punjab
• Rajasthan
• Sikkim
• Tamil Nadu
• Telangana
• Tripura
• Uttar Pradesh
• Uttarakhand
• West Bengal

More states are being added.

Guides

• GRG card: what it is, how to get one, and how long old job cards stay validThe Gramin Rozgar Guarantee (GRG) card has replaced the MGNREGA job card. What the card holds, how to apply at the gram panchayat, how long it lasts and what happens to e-KYC'd job cards.
• VB-G RAM G payment status: when wages are due and how to checkWhich account wages go to, how many days they may take, the compensation for late payment, and where to find out about your own payment.
• The 125-day guarantee, unemployment allowance and how to complainHow to ask for work under VB-G RAM G, the unemployment allowance if work does not come in 15 days, worksite rights, and the grievance process with its deadlines.
• MGNREGA vs VB-G RAM G: what changed on 1 July 2026125 days instead of 100, a ₹300 wage floor, GRG cards instead of job cards, a 60-day farm-season pause and new fund sharing. What changed and what stayed the same.