Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission

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Ethiopian delegates expressed their intention to apply the lessons learned from the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) their Productive Safety Net Program.

About Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission

• It is a flagship poverty alleviation program implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.
• It aims at mobilizing rural poor households into Self Help Groups (SHGs) and continuously nurturing and supporting them to take economic activities till they attain an appreciable increase in income over a period of time.
• Objectives 
  • Access to formal credit;
  • Support for diversification and strengthening of livelihoods; and
  • Access to entitlements and public services.
• Background
  • National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) was launched in 2010  by restructuring the erstwhile Swarnajayanti Grameen Swarojgar Yojana (SGSY).
  • In 2016, it was renamed Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAYNRLM).
• Funding: The central and state governments jointly fund this centrally sponsored scheme.

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Four core components of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission

• Social mobilization and promotion and strengthening of self-managed and financially sustainable community institutions of the rural poor women;
• Financial inclusion;
• Sustainable livelihoods; and
• Social inclusion, social development and access to entitlements through convergence

Source: NDTV