THE government may finalise a revamp of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Guarantee Act and increase the number of guaranteed employment days to eligible rural households from 100 now to 125.

The Union Cabinet discussed the proposal to expand the scheme and also to change the name of the law itself to Pujya Bapu Rural Employment Guarantee Act, sources in the government said.

While the law guaranteed jobs for 100 days, the average days of employment provided per household under the scheme was just about 50 days in 2024-25. In fact, the number of households completing 100 days stood at 40.70 lakh last year. In the current financial year, only 6.74 lakh families have hit the 100-day ceiling.

The proposal comes on the back of an approval process already initiated by the government for cont

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