Rural Development Ministry notifies 375 permissible works under the VB-G RAM G Act, up 41 per cent

6 October 2026

The Ministry of Rural Development has notified the Schedule of Permissible Works under the Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, known as VB-G RAM G.
The Schedule lists 375 works, a 41 per cent expansion over the 266 works under the previous framework.
The works are grouped under four pillars: Water Security (128), Core Rural Infrastructure (111), Livelihood-related Infrastructure (98) and Special Works for Extreme Weather Events and Disaster Preparedness (38).
The disaster pillar is a dedicated category for the first time in the rural works framework.
Livelihood-related works now make up 26 per cent of the total, against 1.1 per cent earlier.
Every work will originate in the Viksit Gram Panchayat Plan approved by the Gram Sabha and be tracked through the Viksit Bharat National Rural Infrastructure Stack.