Worker rolls shrink by 67.6 lakh in first fortnight after MGNREGS transition, finds LibTech
A report by LibTech India indicates a significant reduction in registered and active workers following the transition from MGNREGS to the new VB-G RAM G scheme. Government officials dispute these findings, attributing the decline to routine record updates and verification processes rather than systemic exclusion.
In the fortnight following the transition from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (VB-G RAM G), the number of registered workers fell from 27 crore to 26.33 crore, a net reduction of 67.6 lakh workers, or 2.5% of the total workforce enrolled under the rural employment programme, according to an analysis by LibTech India, a consortium of academics and activists.
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