People crossing the Howrah Bridge over the Hooghly river, Kolkata
A farmer standing in his cauliflower field at dusk

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission

DAY-NRLM is the flagship program of MoRD for promoting poverty reduction through building strong institutions for the poor, particularly women, and enabling these institutions to access a range of financial services and livelihoods. States are enabled to formulate their poverty reduction plans.

At a glance

What the myScheme listing says about Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission
LevelCentral government
Issued byMinistry Of Rural Development
States and UTsAll India
Areas
Scheme forInstitutions & infrastructure
TagsLoan, Skill, Employment, SHG

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