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**. The revamp proposes increasing the guaranteed employment from 100 to **125 days per rural household per year**. The government also plans to revise the minimum daily wage under the scheme to **₹240**. Additional budgetary allocations are envisaged to support the expanded scope of the programme. The scheme continues to target rural households willing to do unskilled manual work and remains demand-driven. The change is part of efforts to strengthen the rural social safety net and reduce poverty and income inequality.
प्रश्न हल करें
Under the recent Union Cabinet decision, the MGNREGS will be renamed as which of the following?
उत्तर: (b) Poojya Bapu Grameen Rozgar Yojana
The correct answer is (b) Poojya Bapu Grameen Rozgar Yojana.