US EditionMGNREGA Revamped: More Workdays and a New Name
The government plans to increase MGNREGS workdays to 125 and rename it Pujya Bapu Gramin Rozgar Yojana, addressing demands for expanded rural employment benefits.
- On Friday, the Union government discussed a draft Pujya Bapu Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Bill to raise guaranteed workdays to 125 and rename MGNREGS, with officials saying it will be introduced in Parliament during the Winter Session ending on December 19.
- A parliamentary standing committee urged raising wages to Rs 400 per day and increasing guaranteed working days to at least 150, while calls to remove Aadhaar/ABPS payment barriers persist since January 1, 2024.
- Funding and wages data show that MGNREGA, enacted in 2005, guarantees 100 days but delivered an average of 150 days in FY 2024-25, with wages Rs 241–Rs 400 from Union and state governments.
- Political parties argued Congress called the same MGNREGA Narendra Modi once dismissed a failure but now a lifeline, while Trinamool Congress said removing `Mahatma` was `not merely an administrative revision` and `an ideologically motivated act`.
- Observers note activists demand NREGA wages match state minimum wages, while critics accuse Narendra Modi of rebranding UPA schemes; implementation challenges persist with ABPS rules and funding gaps.
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"Another way to distract attention...": Priyanka Chaturvedi on likely name change of MGNREGA
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday criticised the central government, stating that the likely name change of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as Pujya Bapu Rural Employment Scheme is merely a distraction to mislead the public and disrespect the name of the Gandhi family.
MGNREGA Revamped: More Workdays and a New Name
MGNREGA Revamped: More Workdays and a New Name In a significant policy change, the Union cabinet has decided to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, commonly known as MGNREGA or NREGA, and increase the number of workdays. Sources revealed on Friday that the scheme will adopt the name 'Poojya Bapu Grameen Rozgar Yojna'.The number of guaranteed workdays will also see an increase from the current 100 days to 125 days. …
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