(a) the number of agencies involved in the implementation of National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM); and
(b) the details of the steps being taken by the Government to increase the efficiency of the said agencies?
(a) the number of agencies involved in the implementation of National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM); and
(b) the details of the steps being taken by the Government to increase the efficiency of the said agencies?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)
(a) and (b): The Government is implementing Deendayal Upadhyaya Yojana –National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY – NRLM), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, 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 till they attain appreciable increase in incomes over a period of time and improve their quality of life and come out of abject poverty. It aims to cover all the States and Union Territories (except Delhi and Chandigarh) and seeks to reach out to all rural poor women in a phased manner by the year 2024-25. The programme is implemented by the State Rural Livelihoods Missions (SRLMs) functioning as autonomous bodies under the respective State Governments. A national level society, namely, National Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society (NRLPS), has been set up by the Government as an autonomous body to provide professional and technical support to the National Rural Livelihoods Mission and the State Rural Livelihoods Missions (SRLMs). The objectives of NRLPS are:-
i) To build capacities of the SRLMs in planning, implementing and monitoring DAY- NRLM;
ii) To support SRLMs in preparing their Annual Action Plans.
iii) To support the national and State missions in designing and implementing livelihoods pilots, placement linked skill development projects, self-employment projects, pilots on financial inclusion, social inclusion; and
iv) To support the national and state missions for Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Management Information System (MIS), financial management, procurements.
NRLPS has designated State Anchors for each State to provide professional and technical support on a continuing basis. Some of the SRLMs who have vast experience in the implementation of the programme have also been designated as National Resource Organizations (NROs) to provide support to other SRLMs. In addition, National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad, is also functioning as an NRO. The implementation of the programme is being reviewed regularly. This includes submission of periodical reports by the SRLMs, periodic meeting of the Performance Review Committee (PRC) of the Ministry, monitoring the submission of Utilization Certificates, submission of reports by third party monitoring through National Level Monitors, and bi-monthly financial management review of all states.
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