Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday (December 12, 2025) slammed the Congress for questioning the Centre's plan to rename the MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act), and said there was no need to pay attention to the Opposition party as it keeps targeting the government even when people receive benefits.
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Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme in Nagpur, Mr. Fadnavis said the Modi Government has brought a positive change which will significantly boost development in rural parts of the country.
The Union Cabinet on Friday (December 12) approved a Bill to rename the MGNREGA as 'Poojya Bapu Grameen Rozgar Yojna', and the number of workdays under it would be increased from 100 days at present to 125 days.
Replying to a query about Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi's reported statement that renaming the MGNREGA will lead to unnecessary spending, Mr. Fadnavis said, "They criticise when work is carried out under the MGNREGA, but they also attack when no work is carried out. They speak against it even when people benefit from it (the scheme)".
