Ferozepur, Jan. 8 -- The Viksit Bharat G RAM G scheme has dismantled the middlemen-driven system by ensuring that wages meant for poor labourers are transferred directly into their bank accounts, besides enhancing livelihood security in rural areas by increasing the guaranteed employment period from 100 to 125 days.

Punjab BJP chief Sunil Jakhar said this while addressing a gathering after the party launched a statewide public awareness campaign on the scheme from Kheowali Dhaba village in Fazilka district on Wednesday.

The campaign, he said, was aimed at countering what the party described as sustained misinformation being spread by opposition parties, including the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress.

Calling the VB GRAM G scheme ...