Six-week Jan Samvaad Campaign launched in Manipur's Tamenglong to promote Viksit Bharat Rozgar mission

A six-week Jan Samvaad public outreach campaign under the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee Rozgar & Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) was launched in Manipur's Tamenglong to raise awareness about the newly introduced rural employment initiative.

 

Speaking during a media dialogue at the conference hall, Sub-Divisional Officer D. Meidinbui informed that the earlier Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has been renamed as Viksit Bharat–Guarantee Rozgar & Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), abbreviated as VB-G RAM G.

 

The campaign will run for six weeks in Tamenglong block with different thematic activities aimed at informing the public about the provisions of the new programme.

 

According to officials, the first week will focus on media dialogue, followed by “Right Protection Pledge Day” in the second week. The third week will host Viksit Bharat Gram Samvaad, while the fourth week will feature theme-based activities titled “From Non-Violence to Rights.”

 

In the fifth week, a dialogue with Panchayati Raj functionaries will be organised to discuss the provisions of the new Act, and the campaign will conclude in the sixth week with a Viksit Bharat Workers’ Felicitation Programme.

 

Officials said the new Act increases the guaranteed wage employment from 100 days to 125 days per rural household annually. The Tamenglong TD Block covers around 40 village authorities or wards with more than 9,400 job card holders.

 

Authorities also highlighted that job card holders will be required to complete Aadhaar-based eKYC to demand work from the financial year 2026–27 onward. Attendance under the scheme will be recorded through the National Mobile Monitoring Service (NMMS) face-authentication system to ensure transparency and real-time monitoring.

 

Block officials urged job card holders to participate in the Jan Samvaad programmes to receive assistance with eKYC registration and demonstrations of the NMMS system, while also encouraging them to contact their respective village authorities or the block office for further information.