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India's Employment Guarantee Scheme in Limbo
Published Tuesday, August 18, 2026 · Updated August 19
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- Single-Source Coverage — 1 source
What We Know — Key Points
Key points are extracted by an AI model and may contain errors or omissions. Always check the original sources.- Employment generation under MGNREGA and VB-G RAM G in April-July 2026 generated only 70 crore person-days of employment, a decline of 43% from the average of the preceding two years.
What Is Claimed — Perspectives
Single-Source Coverage
- The Hindu
The article emphasizes the severe negative impact of the Union Government's changes to the employment guarantee law on rural workers and highlights the "unprecedented crash" in employment generation.
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