New Delhi, July 1 -- The Union government has notified revised wage rates under the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act, 2025, introducing a nationwide minimum wage of Rs.300 per day for workers under the rural employment guarantee programme with effect from 1 July 2026.

The notification, which coincides with the rollout of the new Act, raises wage rates across all 34 states, union territories and wage regions. The national average notified wage has increased to Rs.327.4 per day from Rs.298.8 under the erstwhile Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), translating into an average increase of Rs.28.6 per day, or more than 10%.

The Act also enhances the statutory wage ...