Section 11 of The Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar And Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB—G Ram G (विकसित भारत—जी राम जी)Act, 2025
- (1)If an applicant for employment under the Scheme is not provided such employment within fifteen days of receipt of his application seeking employment or from the date on which the employment has been sought in the case of an advance application, whichever is later, he shall be entitled to a daily unemployment allowance in accordance with the provision of this section.
- (2)Subject to such terms and conditions of eligibility as may be prescribed by the State Government and subject to the provisions of this Act and the Scheme and the economic capacity of the State Government, the unemployment allowance payable under sub-section (1) shall be paid to the applicants of a household, subject to the guarantee provided under this Act, at such rate as may be specified by the State Government, by notification, in consultation with the State Council: Provided that no such rate shall be less than one-fourth of the notified wage rate for the first thirty days during the financial year and not less than one-half of the wage rate for the remaining period of the financial year.
- (3)The liability of the State Government to pay unemployment allowance to a household during any financial year shall cease as soon as---
- (a)the applicant is directed by the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer to report for work either by himself or depute at least one adult member of the household; or
- (b)the period for which employment is sought, comes to an end and no member of the household of the applicant had turned up for employment; or
- (c)the adult members of the household of the applicant have received in total at least one hundred and twenty-five days of work within the financial year; or
- (d)the household of the applicant has earned as much from the wages and unemployment allowance taken together which is equal to the wages for one hundred and twenty-five days of work during the financial year.
- (4)The unemployment allowance payable to the household of an applicant jointly, shall be sanctioned and disbursed by the Programme Officer or such local authority (including the Panchayat at the District, intermediate or village level) as the State Government may, by notification, authorise in this behalf.
- (5)Every payment of unemployment allowance under sub-section (1), shall be made or offered not later than fifteen days from the date on which it became due for payment.
- (6)The State Government may prescribe the procedure for the payment of unemployment allowance under this Act.
Summary
- An applicant is entitled to a daily unemployment allowance if they are not provided employment within fifteen days of applying, or within fifteen days from the date employment is sought in an advance application, whichever is later.
- The daily unemployment allowance rate is set by the State Government, by notification, in consultation with the State Council.
- The daily rate cannot be less than one-fourth of the notified wage rate for the first thirty days of the financial year, and not less than one-half of the wage rate for the remaining period.
- The unemployment allowance is sanctioned and paid jointly to the household by the Programme Officer or an authorized local authority.
- Payments must be made or offered within fifteen days of becoming due.
Practical examples
FAQ
1. What is the time limit for providing work before the unemployment allowance is triggered?
Work must be provided within fifteen days of receiving the application, or within fifteen days of the date work is sought in an advance application, whichever comes later.
2. How much is the daily unemployment allowance?
The State Government decides the rate, but it must be at least one-fourth (twenty-five percent) of the wage rate for the first thirty days, and at least one-half (fifty percent) of the wage rate for any days after that during the financial year.
3. Who pays the unemployment allowance, and is there a deadline for the payment?
The Programme Officer or an authorized local authority disburses it, and it must be paid or offered within fifteen days of becoming due.
Test yourself
Q1.Under Section 11 of The Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB - G Ram G (विकसित भारत - जी राम जी) Act, 2025, if an applicant submits an advance application seeking work from June 1, but the application was received on May 10, by which date must work be provided to avoid triggering the unemployment allowance?
Q2.Under Section 11 of The Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB - G Ram G (विकसित भारत - जी राम जी) Act, 2025, what is the statutory minimum rate for the daily unemployment allowance during the first thirty days of a financial year?
Q3.Under Section 11 of The Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB - G Ram G (विकसित भारत - जी राम जी) Act, 2025, which of the following events will NOT cause the State Government's liability to pay unemployment allowance to cease?
Q4.Under Section 11 of The Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB - G Ram G (विकसित भारत - जी राम जी) Act, 2025, within what time limit must the due unemployment allowance be made or offered to the household?