THE HINDU EDITORIAL VB-G RAM G: Rural Jobs in Limbo… — Current scenario — TG.ME

📰 THE HINDU EDITORIAL VB-G RAM G: Rural Jobs in Limbo ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌾 WHAT’S THE ISSUE? India replaced MGNREGA with VB-G RAM G from July 1, 2026. ⚠️ In its first month, rural employment fell 40%+, while person-days nearly halved compared with July 2025. 📉 Several States recorded 60–85% declines, raising concerns over implementation and rural demand. 📌 PRELIMS BOOSTER 🔹 MGNREGA (2005): 100 days guaranteed employment 🔹 VB-G RAM G Act (2025): 125-day guarantee 🔹 Funding: 60:40 Centre–State 🔹 NE/Himalayan States: 90:10 🔹 Implementation: Gram Panchayats + States 🔹 Governance: Biometric & digital authentication 🎯 MAINS | GS-II & GS-III Social Justice: Rural employment as a safety net Federalism: Greater State financial responsibility Governance: Transition & implementation gaps Economy: Rural jobs → demand + livelihood security 💡 UPSC TAKEAWAY: A legal employment guarantee is meaningful only when funding, rules and implementation capacity move together. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ @CurrentScenario