The Central Government has notified revised wage rates under the new Viksit Bharat G RAM G Act, 2025, effective from today. The new Act replaces MGNREGA . Effective immediately, the scheme sets an interim national base wage of Rs 300 per day and increases the national average wage by over 10% to Rs 327.4 per day, alongside guaranteeing 125 days of employment.
According to the notification issued by the Rural Development Ministry, wage rates have been enhanced across all States and Union Territories. It said for the first time, an interim base wage rate of three hundred rupees per day has been introduced, ensuring that no notified wage under the programme falls below this level.
As the new rural employment framework Viksit Bharat- Guarantee for Rozgar & Ajeevika Mission ((Gramin) comes into force today, the govt has announced an increase in wages with notified wages across states from now on to be not less than Rs 300.
The national average notified wage has increased from Rs 298.8 per day under MGNREGA to Rs 327.4 per day under VB–G RAM G, representing an average increase of Rs 28.6 per day.The national average wage has risen from 298.8 rupees per day under MGNREGA to 327.4 rupees per day under VB-G RAM G, marking an average increase of over 10%. Twenty-one States and administrative units, which previously had wages below 300 rupees, have now been brought up to the new benchmark.
The States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh are among those witnessing significant hikes ranging between 15 and 25%. The Ministry highlighted that Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland have received the highest percentage increase of nearly 24.5%. States with already higher wages have also seen upward revisions.
Haryana will now have a wage rate of 409 rupees, Goa 406 rupees, and Kerala 401 rupees per day. In Sikkim’s High Altitude Gram Panchayats, the rate has been set at 450 rupees per day. Union Minister for Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan described the revision as a historic step towards building a Viksit Bharat through prosperous villages.
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