New Delhi: The Ministry of Rural Development has notified the Schedule of Permissible Works under the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB–G RAM G] Act, 2025, listing 375 works that can be taken up under the new rural works framework.
The new Schedule marks a 41% expansion over the 266 works allowed under the previous framework. These works have been grouped into four thematic pillars, which include: Water Security (128 works), Core Rural Infrastructure (111 works), Livelihood Infrastructure (98 works), and Extreme Weather Events & Disaster Resilience Works (38 works).
As per the new guidelines, all works will be planned using a bottom-up approach based on the Viksit Gram Panchayat Plan, sanctioned by Gram Sabha, and monitored using the Viksit Bharat National Rural Infrastructure Stack. The aim is to link wage employment with creation of durable assets and measurable development outcomes.
Water Security gets largest share with 128 works
Water Security has the highest number of permissible works at 128. These include check dams, gully plugs, underground dykes, recharge shafts, injection wells, rejuvenation of rivers, rivulets and nallahs, reclamation of waterlogged land and renovation of field water-distribution channels.
The Schedule also allows drip irrigation, sprinkler systems, rooftop rainwater harvesting and tankas, as well as newer interventions such as ice-stupas and artificial glaciers for water conservation and irrigation.
111 works for Core Rural Infrastructure
The Core Rural Infrastructure pillar covers 111 works to strengthen civic and community facilities in villages. These include solar street lighting, waste-to-wealth recycling plants, greywater treatment units, segregation sheds, rural libraries, veterinary and rural health centres, Common Service Centres, multipurpose youth centres, community facilities and additional classrooms and laboratories in government schools.
Repair and maintenance of Jal Jeevan Mission water-supply infrastructure, along with rural parks, footpaths and other village amenities, are also included.
98 works to boost rural livelihoods
Livelihood-related Infrastructure has 98 permissible works, with a strong focus on agro-processing and value addition. The list includes cleaning, grading and packaging units, cold storage, mini flour mills, market yards, dairy infrastructure, mushroom and sericulture sheds, poly-houses and aquaculture structures.
Infrastructure for Self-Help Groups and their federations such as SHG worksheds, SHE Marts and federation buildings and training-cum-skill development centres are also covered. Livelihood-related works now account for 26 percent of total permissible works, up from 1.1 percent earlier.
38 works for disaster preparedness
For the first time, a distinct category of 38 works has been identified for disaster preparedness and climate resilience. This includes works such as flood relief camps, retaining walls, embankment reinforcement, flood protection works, rehabilitation of rural roads and community assets after disasters and fire management practices such as fire lines and fuel buffers.
Emphasis on Farmers, Vulnerable Families, Women and Youth
A total of 181 works have been classified as agriculture works and related works, of which 52 are works that provide benefits to individual farmers.Another 107 works are tagged for Antyodaya/vulnerable households, including 68 individual-beneficiary works for housing, sanitation, energy, irrigation, plantations, livestock shelters and other household-level assets.
The framework includes 36 works each for Nari Shakti and Yuva Shakti, supporting infrastructure for women’s collectives, SHGs and federations, youth centres, skill development and enterprise-linked infrastructure. It also has explicit provisions for Divyangjan accessibility (such as stairs and ramps in government buildings), emergency evacuation and relief shelters in border areas, renewable-energy infrastructure and circular-economy interventions like waste-to-wealth recycling and greywater treatment.
