Consider the following statements regarding the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) : I. It aims to reduce poverty by enabling poor households to access gainful self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
II. It assures that at least two members from each rural poor household would be brought under the Self-Help Groups (SHGs) network.
III. The programme leverages community resources to build institutions and promote livelihoods.
I and III
To determine which statements regarding the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) are correct, let us examine each statement:
- Statement I: "It aims to reduce poverty by enabling poor households to access gainful self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities."
This statement is correct. The DAY-NRLM is designed to reduce poverty through organizing rural poor individuals into Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and enhancing their capacity for self-employment and providing them with the skills required for employment. It focuses on creating sustainable livelihood options for rural communities. - Statement II: "It assures that at least two members from each rural poor household would be brought under the Self-Help Groups (SHGs) network."
This statement is not accurate. The DAY-NRLM does advocate for the inclusion of rural poor in SHGs, but it does not specifically assure the inclusion of at least two members from each household. The mission primarily aims to target one woman member from each poor rural household to facilitate the formation of SHGs. - Statement III: "The programme leverages community resources to build institutions and promote livelihoods."
This statement is correct. DAY-NRLM emphasizes leveraging community resources by strengthening SHGs and federations. It promotes building strong institutions that can facilitate livelihood promotion, financial inclusion, and enterprise development among the rural poor.
Given the analysis:
- Statement I is correct.
- Statement II is incorrect.
- Statement III is correct.
Therefore, the correct answer is: I and III.
Important Questions from Poverty
Assertion [A]: Poverty remains one of the major problems in India as a result of rapid increase in population.
Reason [R]: Socio-economic factors and geographical factors play a part in the extent of poverty.
Which are the two broad categories grouped in the Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation Programmes (1998–1999)?
(i) Self Employment Schemes
(ii) Wage Employment Schemes
(iii) Employment Generation Schemes
Assertion [A] : Poverty level declines with a rise in agricultural output.
Reason [R] : Agricultural incomes have declined due to wide fluctuations in climatic conditions.
Assertion [A] : The central problem of developing economies is the prevalence of 'mass poverty'.
Reason [R] : Developing economies are characterized by low resource base of the poor who own a very small portion of the total assets.
