MGNREGA to be renamed 'Pujya Bapu Grameen Rozgar Guarantee Bill 2025'
03:12 PM Dec 12, 2025 IST
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Updated At : 03:16 PM Dec 12, 2025 IST
Launched in 2005, MGNREGA ensures 100 days of wage employment for rural households willing to perform unskilled manual work. (Representative Image)
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Guwahati: The Central Government has decided to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) 2005.
The scheme will now be called the Pujya Bapu Grameen Rozgar Guarantee Bill 2025.
Officials say the change is intended to give the rural employment programme a refreshed identity while continuing its primary goal of providing livelihood support to rural households across India.
Launched in 2005, MGNREGA ensures 100 days of wage employment for rural households willing to perform unskilled manual work.
The programme has become a vital support system for rural workers, particularly during economic slowdowns and crises.
The government plans to introduce the updated bill in the upcoming parliamentary session.
Core features, such as guaranteed employment days, timely wage payments, and transparency measures, are expected to remain unchanged, while new reforms may be introduced to enhance efficiency and accountability.
The Ministry of Rural Development will share further details about the revised implementation framework and funding structure in the coming days.