Karnataka reports 1.56 crore person-days under rural jobs scheme
Karnataka has generated 1.56 crore person-days under the VB-G RAM G scheme, the State’s Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister said. During a drought discussion, BJP MLA V. Sunil Kumar questioned implementation and argued that preparations should have enabled the programme to operate on a larger scale in drought-affected areas.
Karnataka has generated 1.56 crore person-days under the VB-G RAM G scheme, according to the State’s Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister. The figure was cited during a special discussion on drought. BJP MLA V.
Sunil Kumar raised concerns about how the employment scheme was being implemented and said preparations should have been made to use it on a larger scale in areas affected by drought. The supplied report does not identify the minister by name or specify the period covered by the 1.56 crore person-days. It also does not state how many workers participated, how the person-days were distributed among districts or what work was undertaken.
No response from the government to Kumar’s criticism is included beyond the minister’s reported figure. The material does not provide details of additional drought measures, funding or any decision to expand the scheme.
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