MGNREGA Renamed PBGRY; New Bill to Repeal Scheme, ₹1.51 Lakh Cr Allocated

• MGNREGA is being renamed Pujya Bapu Gramin Rozgar Yojana (PBGRY).
• The government plans to allocate ₹1.51 lakh crore for the upgraded scheme.
• Workdays under the scheme will increase from 100 to 125 days.
• A new bill, Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), will repeal MGNREGA 2005.
• The new bill aims to establish a rural development framework and guarantee 125 days of wage employment.

Why It Matters: Major rural employment scheme overhaul will affect millions of livelihoods.