The scheme represents less a strengthening of India’s rural jobs guarantee than a restructuring of who bears its cost and who controls its design

With the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Grameen) (VB-G RAM G) scheme replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)…

India's new rural employment scheme, VB-G RAM G, promises more work and higher wages, aiming to boost rural incomes. However, a significant shift in funding responsibility to…