Centre May Rename MGNREGA to Pujya Bapu Rural Employment Guarantee Bill 2025

• The Union Cabinet is likely to approve renaming MGNREGA to 'Pujya Bapu Rural Employment Guarantee Bill, 2025'.
• The proposed name change aims to give the employment guarantee scheme a fresh identity and strengthen its scope.
• The Cabinet is also expected to consider the 'Vikas Bharat Shiksha Adhisthan Bill 2025' for education sector reforms.
• MGNREGA is a key welfare program providing 100 days of guaranteed wage employment to rural households.
• The scheme was crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic and has increased women's participation in the workforce.

Why It Matters: Renaming MGNREGA could alter a key rural employment scheme's identity and scope.