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Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB—G RAM G (विकसित भारत—जी राम जी) Act

Chapter II IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK

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Chapter II IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK

3. State Government implementation framework for Scheme.

Statutory text
  1. (1) The State Government, shall within six months from the date of commencement of this Act, by notification, make a Scheme consistent with the provisions of this Act and the features provided therein.
  2. (2) The Scheme made under sub-section (1) shall be implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, under which the financial liability shall be shared between the Central Government and the State Government in accordance with the fund sharing pattern provided under sub-section (2) of section 22 of this Act, including enhanced share of the Central Government in respect of the NorthEastern States and Himalayan States, and the responsibility of the State Government to bear any expenditure incurred in excess of its allocated share.

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4. Planning framework in alignment with vision of Viksit Bharat @2047.

Statutory text
  1. (1) All works undertaken under this Act shall be originated from the Viksit Gram Panchayat Plans prepared under sub-section (3), and consolidated at the Block, District and State levels and further aggregated into the Viksit Bharat National Rural Infrastructure Stack, which shall comprise a comprehensive listing of works aligned with National development priorities.
  2. (2) The Viksit Bharat National Rural Infrastructure Stack shall encompass four thematic focus domains, namely:—
    • (a) water security through water-related works;
    • (b) core rural infrastructure;
    • (c) livelihood-related infrastructure; and
    • (d) works for the mitigation of extreme weather events.
  3. (3) Rural works planning under this Act shall be undertaken through Viksit Gram Panchayat Plans, prepared by the Gram Panchayats and integrated with the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan, so as to enable spatially optimised infrastructure development and strengthened inter-departmental convergence in accordance with the provisions specified in Schedule I.
  4. (4) For the purposes of sub-section (3), Gram Panchayats shall be categorised into Category A, Category B and Category C, in accordance with the provisions specified in Schedule I.
  5. (5) The Central Government shall determine the State-wise normative allocation for each financial year, based on objective parameters as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
  6. (6) Any expenditure incurred by a State in excess of its normative allocation shall be borne by the State Government in such manner and by such procedure as may be prescribed by the Central Government.

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5. Guarantee of wage employment to rural households.

Statutory text
  1. (1) Save as otherwise provided, the State Government shall, in such rural area in the State as may be notified by the Central Government, provide to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work, not less than one hundred and twenty-five days of guaranteed employment in a financial year in accordance with the Scheme made under this Act.
  2. (2) Every person who has done the work given to him under the Scheme shall be entitled to receive wages at the wage rate for each day of work.
  3. (3) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the disbursement of daily wages shall be made on a weekly basis or in any case not later than a fortnight after the date on which such work was done.
  4. (4) The Central Government or the State Government, may within the limits of economic capacity and development, make provisions for securing work to every adult member of a household under the Scheme for any period beyond the period guaranteed under sub-section (1), as may be expedient.

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6. Facilitating adequate agricultural labour availability during peak agricultural seasons.

Statutory text
  1. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or rules made thereunder, and to facilitate adequate availability of agricultural labour during peak agricultural seasons, no work shall be commenced or executed under this Act, during such peak seasons as may be notified under sub-section (2).
  2. (2) The State Governments shall notify in advance, a period aggregating to sixty days in a financial year, covering the peak agricultural seasons of sowing and harvesting, during which works under this Act, shall not be undertaken.
  3. (3) The State Government may issue distinct notifications for different areas of the State, including districts, blocks or Gram Panchayats, based on agro-climatic zones, local patterns of agricultural activities or other relevant factors, and every such notification shall have a binding effect for the purposes of this Act.
  4. (4) All authorities responsible for planning, sanctioning or executing works under this Act shall ensure that all works are undertaken only outside the notified peak agricultural seasons.

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7. Relaxations during natural calamities and extraordinary circumstances.

Statutory text
  1. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the State Government may recommend to the Central Government, the need for special operational relaxations during natural calamities or other extraordinary circumstances for the purpose of ensuring timely response and support to affected households.
  2. (2) The Central Government may, upon consideration of the recommendations received from the State Government, make specific relaxations, including temporary expansion of permissible works, relaxed documentation norms, or enhanced wage employment provisioning, as may be appropriate to address the situation.
  3. (3) Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (2), the Central Government may declare such relaxations as may be appropriate to address the situation.

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