New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- The Union government will increase the minimum annual workdays for beneficiaries of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to 125 days from the current 100 and rename the flagship job guarantee programme as 'Poojya Bapu Grameen Rozgar Yojna'. The Union Cabinet on Friday approved the MGNREGA (Amendment) Bill to amend the MNREG Act to change the title of the scheme and increase the number of annual workdays provided under the flagship programme, people familiar with the matter said. This would be the second time when the name of the world's biggest job programme undergoes a change. During its initial years, the scheme was named as National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA). Following reports that many states had renamed it for political benefit, the programme was changed to MGNREGA. The programme became a lifeline for the rural population in the aftermath of Covid-19. According to the government data, currently 78,134,34 workers are expected on 10,491,50 worksites as on Friday. Last year, 308.7 crore person days of work were generated in this programme. Many political parties had been demanding an increase in work days from the current cap of 100 days. htc...