Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission

दीनदयाल अंत्योदय योजना - राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण आजीविका मिशन

Ministry of Rural Development

DAY-NRLM is the flagship program of the Ministry of Rural Development 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. The scheme covers 7 Crore rural poor households across 600 districts, 6000 blocks, 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats and 6 lakh villages through self-managed Self Help Groups (SHGs) and federated institutions, supporting them for livelihoods collectives over 8-10 years.