The Ministry of Rural Development on July 01, 2026, issued the Viksit Bharat- Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (GRAMIN): VB – G RAM G manner of Payment of Wages and Unemployment Allowance Rules, 2026.
The following has been stated:
Manner of payment of wages and unemployment allowance. –
(1) All payments of wages and unemployment allowance shall be made through Direct Benefit Transfer directly into the bank or post office account of the beneficiary.
(2) The payments referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be made in a cashless manner, and no payment in cash shall be permitted: Provided that the Central Government may in extraordinary circumstances, by order, exempt from the provisions of this rule.
(3) All wage payments shall be made in conformity with the extant fund-flow mechanism under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme framework, as determined by the Central Government.
(4) All payments towards unemployment allowances shall be made by the respective State Government or Union territory Administration in conformity with the extant fund-flow mechanism, as determined by the Central Government.
(5) All payments shall be processed electronically through the designated Management Information System of the Scheme or such other digital platform as may be determined by the Central Government from time to time. (6) For the purpose of ensuring efficiency and transparency, payments shall be effected through the Aadhaar Payment Bridge System or such other Aadhaar-based or alternative authentication mechanisms, in accordance with the provisions of any other law for the time being in force.
[Notification No. G.S.R. 548(E)]
