MGNREGA to PBGRY: Govt likely to rename national employment scheme; to allocate Rs 1.51 lakh crore

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet is likely to approve renaming the national employment scheme from MGNREGA to Pujya Bapu Gramin Rojgar Yojna. The government will bring the Pujya Bapu Gramin Rozgar Guarantee Bill for MGNREGA, which will guarantee 125 days of work to the rural poor in a year. The government will allocate Rs 1.51 lakh crore. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (NREGA), later renamed as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), is a labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the “right to work”. It aims to enhance livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.