Rural employment under the newly launched VBG RAM G scheme drops by nearly half in its first month, according to a report. The figures released for July show a steep decline in job generation compared with recent performance.
The report says employment generation in July is the lowest in the last five years for both households and person-days. India Today and Scroll.in both describe the drop as close to 50%, focusing on the sharp reduction in the number of households getting work and the total person-days created. While the sources agree on the direction and magnitude of the decline, they do not provide the same level of detail beyond the July comparison. The reporting also does not attribute the fall to a specific cause, leaving the underlying reasons—such as rollout pace, demand for work, or administrative factors—unclear based on the information provided.
