Work allocations will be ramped up under VB-G RAM G to prevent farmers’ migration: Minister

Minister Ajay Dharam Singh inspecting crops in a drought-hit area of Raichur district on Friday (August 7). | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Minister Ajay Dharam Singh said that the Karnataka government would immediately ramp up work allocations under MGNREGA, now VB-G RAM G, across Raichur district to prevent migration of farmers and rural workers.​Addressing a press conference at the Guest House on the outskirts of Devadurga in Raichur on Friday (August 7), the Minister stressed that alleviating rural distress and safeguarding the livelihoods of vulnerable farming communities remain the top priorities of the State government.Recalling past interventions, Dr. Singh noted that the then Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led administration had declared 211 taluks drought-affected in 2023 to ext