AI SummaryJob card form under VB-G RAM G is the household registration form which can be filled and submitted by rural families at their Gram Panchayat to get a Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Card. Earlier, the name of this card was NREGA job card. Any adult member of the eligible family can submit job card form to their Gram Panchayat and get their car issued within 15 days.
VB-G RAM G replaced MGNREGA across India on 1 July 2026 and raised the work guarantee from 100 to 125 days a year. There is no new separate all-India VB-G RAM G form PDF has been released by the central government, Gram Panchayats still take the same household details as before: names, ages and address of the family. Even a printed form is not compulsory, a plain paper application with all required details can be accepted.
How to apply for a new job card at the Gram Panchayat
Only eligible families living in a rural area whose adult members are ready to do unskilled manual work can apply for the job card.
STEP 1 - Download the job card application form PDF given below and take a printout, or collect a copy from your Gram Panchayat office. Some states print the form in the local language, so use that one if your Panchayat has it.
STEP 2 - In the first table, write the name, age and gender of every adult in the house who wants work. Paste a recent passport size photo of each person in the photo column.
STEP 3 - Fill the household details: house number, village, Gram Panchayat, block, head of family, father or husband name, SC/ST/OBC category, BPL status, Aadhaar number, bank or post office account number and mobile number.
STEP 4 - Each adult listed signs or puts a thumb impression in the specimen column. Sign the declaration at the end and submit the form at the Gram Panchayat office. Ask for a dated receipt, as it proves when your 15 days started.
STEP 5 - Gram Panchayat checks that your family lives in the village and that the listed members are adults. After this, it issues the Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Card with a unique card number, photos of the registered adults, their bank or post office account number and Aadhaar numbers.
You can also apply online for Job card, check this NREGA job card registration guide.
Job card form PDF download
Below is the standard household registration format from the NREGA operational guidelines (Annexure 3), in English. It has every field a Gram Panchayat asks for, so it works in any state. Form 6 is the separate form used later to ask for work.
Download Job Card Application Form PDF
Download Application Form for Work (Form 6) PDF
Special job card for single women, elderly and others
Schedule II of the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 adds a special Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Card in a different color. Holders get extra protection when work is given, when their work is measured and in worksite facilities. Mention it in your application if any adult in your family is one of these:
- A single woman
- A person with disability
- A person above 60 years of age
- A released bonded laborer
- A member of a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG)
- A transgender person
VB-G RAM G job card highlights
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Card name | Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Card (earlier NREGA job card) |
| Law | VB-G RAM G Act, 2025, in force from 1 July 2026 |
| Who can apply | Adult member of a rural household willing to do unskilled manual work |
| Where to apply | Gram Panchayat office |
| Card issued within | 15 days of application |
| Card validity | 3 years, renewable after verification |
| Work guarantee | 125 days per household in a financial year |
| Official website | vbgramg.dord.gov.in |
Already have an NREGA job card?
Old MGNREGA job cards with completed e-KYC stay valid until the new Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Cards are issued. Find your NREGA job card number online, or check your name in the state wise job card list.
FAQ's
Can the Gram Panchayat cancel a job card?
Only in three cases: the card is a duplicate, the whole family has moved out of the Panchayat area for good, or all adult members of the family have died.
Our family had to move after a flood. Where do we apply?
During a declared disaster, displaced families can register and get a card from the Gram Panchayat or Programme Officer of the place where they are staying for now. Days worked there count towards the 125 days.
Do I need a separate card for each adult in the family?
No. One card is issued per household and it lists all registered adults. The 125 days of work are shared by the whole household.