December 16 , 2025
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- The government plans to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) as Pujya Bapu Gramin Rozgar Yojana.
- The amended Bill may increase the guaranteed employment from 100 days to 125 days per household.
- Over the last five years, the average employment provided per household was 50.35 days.
- The scheme provides wage employment to adult household members willing to perform unskilled manual work.
- Proposed changes include revised fund utilisation, inter-state adjustments, and enhanced monitoring mechanisms.

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