Job card mela launched across Mysuru district to strengthen VB-G RAM G

Job card mela introduced throughout Mysuru district to strengthen VB-G RAM G Campaign introduced in all 255 gram panchayats.

Key points

• The campaign focuses on strengthening rural livelihoods by prioritising water conservation, groundwater recharge, drought management and sustainable livelihood opportunities, besides promoting infrastructure development.
• Separate job cards will be issued to persons with disabilities and gender minorities.
• While improving the economic condition of rural residents and promoting water conservation, he continued, the initiative would support strengthen the livelihood security of rural and vulnerable sections.
• It additionally seeks to generate employment opportunities within villages and reduce migration to urban areas.
• As part of the campaign, authorities will visit households to register employment demands.

In practice, a job card mela has been introduced throughout all 255 gram panchayats in Mysuru district to strengthen and expand the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G), aimed at providing employment security to rural households.

After directions from the Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, the Mysuru Zilla Panchayat has rolled out the campaign to create awareness regarding the benefits of the scheme.

Notably, the campaign focuses on strengthening rural livelihoods by prioritising water conservation, groundwater recharge, drought management and sustainable livelihood opportunities, besides promoting infrastructure development.

As part of the campaign, authorities will visit households to register employment demands. Rozgar Guarantee Cards will be issued to eligible vulnerable families that have not yet registered under the scheme.

Separate job cards will be issued to persons with disabilities and gender minorities. Job cards will be updated and e-KYC completed at the spot. Authorities will additionally register demand for unskilled work and create awareness regarding the benefits and provisions of the VB-G RAM G scheme.

"The primary focus of the campaign is to visit every household and ensure that families obtain up to 125 days of employment through job cards, with wages of ₹382 per day. The job card melas are being conducted throughout all gram panchayats in Mysuru district with the cooperation of the Central and State governments to ensure employment security for every family, " stated S. Yukesh Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, Mysuru Zilla Panchayat.

Bheemappa K. Lali, Deputy Secretary (Development), Mysuru Zilla Panchayat, remarked the VB-G RAM G job card melas had commenced in all 255 gram panchayats with the objective of ensuring equal wages for equal work.

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