Bill guarantees 125 days of rural wage employment per year

This Bill establishes a statutory guarantee of 125 days of wage employment per financial year for adult members of rural households who volunteer for unskilled manual work. It aims to align rural development with the 'Viksit Bharat @ 2047' vision by promoting infrastructure development, livelihood security, and adequate agricultural labor availability during peak seasons.

The Bill affects rural households (specifically adult members aged 18 or older who volunteer for work), State Governments (responsible for implementation and planning), Gram Panchayats (responsible for preparing local plans and social audits), and Central and State Government authorities (responsible for oversight, funding, and rule-making).

• Guarantees 125 days of wage employment per financial year for rural households.
• Mandates that no work be undertaken during notified peak agricultural seasons (aggregating to 60 days) to ensure farm labor availability.
• Requires works to be planned through 'Viksit Gram Panchayat Plans' integrated with the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan.
• Establishes a 'Viksit Bharat National Rural Infrastructure Stack' focusing on water security, core rural infrastructure, livelihood infrastructure, and extreme weather mitigation.
• Creates Central and State Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Councils and Steering Committees for oversight.
• Specifies that the scheme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with shared financial liability between Central and State Governments.
• Mandates technology-enabled transparency, including biometric authentication, GPS monitoring, and AI for fraud-risk mitigation.
• Provides for penalties for contravention and protection for actions taken in good faith.

Written from the document by AI, and checked against it. The original below is authoritative.

The original document