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Rural job demand falls sharply as monsoon pulls workers back to farms
Mint New Delhi
|August 07, 2025
Monsoon effect
Demand for rural jobs under India's flagship public employment programme fell to a 10-month low in July as the onset of the monsoon season pulled millions of workers back to the fields, suggesting both seasonal shifts and early signs of rural economic resilience.
About 16.6 million households sought work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in July, according to data from the ministry of rural development. That's down from 27.56 million in June, 28.38 million in May, and 20.12 million in April.
This story is from the August 07, 2025 edition of Mint New Delhi.
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