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Four Pillars of Rural Employment’s
to Strengthen Infrastructure

Based on the principles of empowerment, development, convergence, and saturation, the Viksit Bharat-G
Ram Ji law will strengthen the foundation of a prosperous, capable, and self-reliant rural India. It will
strengthen the income security of rural families and modernize governance and accountability. Most
importantly, the new law outlines four pillars of employment that will build rural infrastructure, further
strengthening the foundation of a prosperous and empowered rural India.

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Core Rural Infrastructure
Water Security and Water-Related Works This includes infrastructure related to education,
This includes irrigation, rejuvenation of water health, drinking water, sanitation, renewable energy,
bodies, afforestation, canals, flood waterways, and community facilities, including rural roads, Gram
construction of underground dams, ponds, wells, Panchayat buildings, additional rooms or premises
improvement of community water harvesting in schools, crematoriums, rural parking, transport
areas, and rooftop rainwater harvesting. sheds, and works under the Jal Jeevan Mission.

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Works to Mitigate the Impact of weather Events
Livelihood-Related Infrastructure This includes disaster risk reduction, climate

This includes agriculture, livestock, fisheries, adaptation, cyclone and flood shelters, and
skill development, and enterprise development, construction of ponds and water structures for
including rural markets, weekly markets, food and flood management. It also includes any public works
agricultural storage, promotion of nursery farming, notified by the Central Government, PM Awas
and production of building materials. Yojana, and sanitation-related works.

THE NEXT STEP FOR MGNREGA: VIKSIT strengthened. There is also a provision for provid-
BHARAT G RAM JI ing additional compensation if wages are delayed.
According to Union Rural Development Minister Moreover, a massive amount of over ₹1,51,282
Shivraj Singh, the Viksit Bharat G Ram Ji scheme crore has been proposed for this scheme this year.
is the next step after MGNREGA. Now, there is a To create developed villages, self-reliant villages,
legal guarantee of 125 days of work, instead of and poverty-free, employment-rich villages for a
100. The provision for unemployment allowance developed India, projects related to water conser-
in case of failure to provide work has been further vation, village infrastructure development, liveli-

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