NEW DELHI, June 26 -- India's rural job guarantee system is set for a structural shift that could redraw how millions of vulnerable workers are paid and assigned work.

From 1 July, the Centre will roll out a separate daily wage rate framework for persons with disabilities (PwDs), women, elderly workers and those with debilitating ailments under the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-GRAM G, according to two senior government officials.

The move will effectively introduce a differentiated Schedule of Rates (SoR) under the rural employment programme. It will align productivity norms and work outputs with workers' capacities, allowing them to receive the full notified wage without being disadvantaged. ...