Question : Beneficiaries under NRLM

(a) the extent to which the people belonging to the most deprived sections of society, viz. differently abled persons, aged people, most weaker tribal groups and other weaker sections of the society have been benefited under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) during the last two years; and

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)


(a) & (b): The Government is implementing Deendayal AntyodayaYojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY – NRLM) (earlier called as National Rural Livelihoods Mission) across the country in a mission mode with the objective of organizing the rural poor women into Self Help Groups (SHGs), and continuously nurturing and supporting them to take economic activities till they attain appreciable increase in incomes over a period of time to improve their quality of life and come out of abject poverty. This objective is sought to be achieved by organizing one woman member from each rural poor household into Self Help Groups (SHGs), their training and capacity building, facilitating their micro-livelihoods plans, and enabling them to implement their livelihoods plans through accessing financial resources from their own institutions and the banks. The programme primarily focusses on adequate coverage of more vulnerable sections of the society such that 50% of the beneficiaries are Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes, 15% are minorities and 3% are persons with disability. The Mission also supports the formation of exclusive SHGs of elderly people and persons with disability which may include both men and women. All the benefits of programme are provided to these elderly SHGs. A statement indicating the number of disabled/Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes household covered under DAY-NRLM is enclosed as Annexure I.

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