New Delhi: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday questioned the Centre’s reported move to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), arguing that such an exercise would lead to avoidable expenditure of public resources without delivering any tangible benefit to the people.

Her remarks came a day after reports said the Union Cabinet had approved a Bill proposing a new name for the flagship rural employment scheme and an increase in the number of guaranteed workdays.

According to these reports, MGNREGA is set to be renamed the ‘Poojya Bapu Grameen Rozgar Yojna’, while the annual guarantee of employment would be raised from 100 days to 125 days.

Speaking to reporters, Priyanka Gandhi said she was unable to understand the logic behind changing the

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