Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

The decline in rural work demand in April may be a continuation of similar declines seen over the past few months, though it could also reflect implementation challenges with the VB G-RAM-G.

According to the latest data from the ministry of rural development, 28.39 million rural households sought work under the scheme in May, up from 20.12 million in April, reversing a dip to 18.64 million in March.

According to data from the rural development ministry, the number of people demanding work under the scheme stood at 26.56 million in February, 27.11 million in January, 25.77 million in December, 21.56 million in November, 19.89 million in October and 18.93 million in September.

This occurred despite a recovery in rural consumption during the first two quarters of the ongoing fiscal.