--- title: "MGNREGA vs VB-G RAM G: what changed on 1 July 2026" url: "https://vbgramg.codingstark.com/en/jankari/mgnrega-se-kya-badla/" canonical: "https://vbgramg.codingstark.com/en/jankari/mgnrega-se-kya-badla/" updated: "2026-11-10" --- # MGNREGA vs VB-G RAM G: what changed on 1 July 2026 125 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. **VB-G RAM G** stands for **Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin)**. Parliament passed it in December 2025 (Act No. 36 of 2025). It came into force in all rural areas on **1 July 2026**, and **MGNREGA (the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005) was repealed** the same day. ## At a glance | | MGNREGA | VB-G RAM G | |---|---|---| | Work guarantee | 100 days per household | **125 days** per household | | Household card | Job card | **GRG card** (valid 3 years) | | Wage rate 2026-27 | 2025-26 rates until 30 June 2026 | New rates from 1 July 2026, **at least ₹300** in every state | | Farm season | No such rule | Up to **60 days** a year with no works during sowing and harvest | ## What changed **125-day guarantee.** At least 125 days of work per rural household per financial year (section 5). The Centre or a state may offer more. **New wage rates.** The Centre notified 2026-27 rates in the Gazette on 30 June 2026, effective 1 July 2026. Section 10 says the new rate cannot be lower than the prevailing MGNREGA rate. See your state on the [wage rates](/en/mazdoori-dar/) page. **GRG card.** The Gramin Rozgar Guarantee card replaces the job card and is valid for three years. E-KYC'd job cards stay valid until the new card is issued. Details: [GRG card](/en/jankari/grg-card/). **Farm-season pause.** Each state notifies in advance up to 60 days a year, in sowing and harvest seasons, when no scheme works run, so that farm labour is available (section 6). **Four kinds of work.** Water security, core rural infrastructure, livelihood infrastructure, and works against extreme weather. Every work must come from the Viksit Gram Panchayat Plan approved by the gram sabha. **No contractors, few machines.** Contractors cannot be used, labour-displacing machines are avoided as far as practicable, and material spending is capped at 40% at district level (PIB questions 30, 31, 34). **Grievance deadlines.** Enquiry in 7 working days, resolution in 15, automatic escalation after that, and an Ombudsperson in every district. See [125-day guarantee and grievances](/en/jankari/125-din-guarantee/). ## What stayed the same The Ministry (PIB, 11 May 2026) says these continue: - Ask for work orally, in writing (the same Form 6) or digitally. - Work within 15 days of applying, or an unemployment allowance. - Wages straight to a bank or post office account (DBT) within 15 days, with 0.05% a day compensation for delay. - 10% extra wages for work more than 5 km from the village. - Drinking water, shade and first aid at the worksite. ## Between 1 April and 30 June 2026 No separate MGNREGA wage notification was issued for 2026-27, so the 2025-26 MGNREGA rates continued from 1 April to 30 June 2026, and the new VB-G RAM G rates applied from 1 July. Works ongoing under MGNREGA were carried over into the new scheme and prioritised for completion. ## FAQ ### When did MGNREGA end? The VB-G RAM G Act came into force on 1 July 2026 (notification S.O. 2382(E), 11 May 2026), and MGNREGA was repealed from the same date. ### What does VB-G RAM G stand for? Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin). ### What happens to ongoing MGNREGA works? PIB says works ongoing on 1 July 2026 continue under VB-G RAM G and are prioritised for completion. ### Which wage applied from 1 April to 30 June 2026? The MGNREGA 2025-26 rates continued. The new VB-G RAM G rates started on 1 July 2026. ## Sources - [VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 (Act No. 36 of 2025, 20 December 2025), India Code](https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/22478/1/a2025-36.pdf) - [PIB: VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 FAQs, 11 May 2026](https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2026/may/doc2026511867701.pdf) - [PIB: VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 backgrounder, 11 May 2026](https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2026/may/doc2026511867601.pdf) - [Gazette of India, S.O. 3518(E), 30 June 2026: VB-G RAM G wage rates 2026-27](https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2026/273958.pdf)