Rural jobs under new VB-G RAM G scheme fall nearly 50% in first month

The Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-G RAM G, generated 7.67 crore person-days in July, compared with 15.33 crore person-days during the same month last year under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). This represents a 49.94 per cent year-on-year decline.

New Delhi: Employment generation under India’s new rural jobs programme fell by nearly half in July, its first full month of operation, according to official data.

The Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-G RAM G, generated 7.67 crore person-days in July, compared with 15.33 crore person-days during the same month last year under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). This represents a 49.94 per cent year-on-year decline.

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