Early trends show women make up two-thirds of rural jobs overhauled workforce | Today’s news

Under the VB-GRAM G scheme, the statutory employment guarantee has been extended to 125 days from 100 days under MGNREGA. Under MGNREGA, the central government bore 100% of the labor cost, or the bulk of the expenditure, and the states contributed 25% of the material cost. However, under the new norms, the Center will fund only 60% of the total cost in most states and 90% in the North-Eastern and Himalayan states; with states financing the balance.