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The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), or VB-GRAM G, generated 11.03 crore persondays of rural employment in August 2026, a 9 percent decline from the 12.12 crore persondays generated under MGNREGA in August 2025, according to government data reported on 15 September 2026. This is a narrower shortfall than July 2026, when the new scheme's 9.18 crore persondays trailed July 2025's MGNREGA figure of 17.65 crore by 48 percent. Ministry officials attributed part of the dip to a 60 day pause in agricultural activity. Since VB-GRAM G's launch, 6,40,779 new Gramin Rozgar Guarantee cards have been issued across states and union territories, and workers can continue to use existing MGNREGA job cards to access work.