NEW DELHI, June 19 -- The Centre will deploy more than 100 area officers across the country to help states and Union territories transition to the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G), as the government's new rural employment framework enters its final rollout phase ahead of a 1 July launch.

The officers will serve as facilitators and resource persons during the transition, working with state governments, district administrations and field-level officials to support implementation, build local capacity and address operational challenges, the ministry of rural development said in a statement on Friday.

Rural development secretary Rohit Kansal said the mechanism is intended to strengthen coordinati...