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करंट अफेयर्स 16 दिसंबर 2025

संक्षेप में

  • Union Cabinet approves renaming of MGNREGS to Poojya Bapu Grameen Rozgar Yojana
  • World Bank approves USD 600 million for clean air programmes in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana

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Union Cabinet approves renaming of MGNREGS to Poojya Bapu Grameen Rozgar Yojana

The Union Cabinet has approved renaming the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) as **Poojya Bapu Grameen Rozgar Yojana**.[1][3] The revamp proposes increasing the guaranteed employment from 100 to **125 days per rural household per year**.[3] The government also plans to revise the minimum daily wage under the scheme to **₹240**.[3] Additional budgetary allocations are envisaged to support the expanded scope of the programme.[3] The scheme continues to target rural households willing to do unskilled manual work and remains demand-driven.[3] The change is part of efforts to strengthen the rural social safety net and reduce poverty and income inequality.[1][3]

प्रश्न हल करें

Under the recent Union Cabinet decision, the MGNREGS will be renamed as which of the following?

GENERAL

World Bank approves USD 600 million for clean air programmes in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has cleared about **USD 600 million** in financing for two multi-sectoral clean air programmes in **Uttar Pradesh and Haryana**.[1][4] The programmes aim to benefit around **270 million people** living across the Indo‑Gangetic Plains and Himalayan Foothills region.[1][4] The funding will support measures to reduce air pollution from agriculture, industry, transport, and residential sectors.[1] It is aligned with India’s efforts to meet national air quality standards and health goals.[1] The initiatives complement the National Clean Air Programme and state-level action plans.[4] The projects also aim to build institutional capacity and improve air-quality monitoring and data systems.[1]

प्रश्न हल करें

The World Bank’s recently approved clean air financing will primarily benefit people in which two Indian states?

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