Lok Sabha Question No. 2220 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Fund sanctioned under NRLM
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2220

ANSWERED ON 20/12/2022

## FUND SANCTIONED UNDER NRLM

## 2220.   SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the National Rural Livelihood Mission;
- (b) the details of funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under this mission during the last three years in Rajasthan;
- (c) the details of the target set and the achievements made so far under the mission in the country;
- (d) whether the Government has formulated a specific strategy under this mission to cover the poor rural women which were not included in Self Help Groups; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) is an anti-poverty programme which aims at organising the rural poor women into Self Help Groups (SHGs) and their federations and facilitating them to access credit from Banks and also in taking up various livelihoods activities for enhancing their incomes. The programme is being implemented in all the States and Union Territories, except Delhi and Chandigarh.

The salient features of the DAY-NRLM are as follows:

- i. Promotion of Sustainable Institutions of the poor
- ii. Ensuring access to financial services
- iii. Promote diversified livelihoods opportunities for the poor, in farm and non- farm sectors.
- iv. Promotion of Skill Development and access to wage wmployment
- v. Promotion of Social Inclusion and Human Development                  .
6. (b) The details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under this mission during the last three years in Rajasthan are provided in the table below:

## (Rs. in lakh)

| Year    |   Central Allocation | Central Release                  | Utilization*                      |
|---------|----------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |              11721.2 | 8587.33                          | 15273.02                          |
| 2020-21 |              13218.9 | 13218.89                         | 22848.37                          |
| 2021-22 |              24738.5 | 24738.45                         | 32656.16                          |
| 2022-23 |              24744.5 | 12372.25 (as on 30 th Nov. 2022) | 20,934.76 (as on 30 th Nov. 2022) |

(c) The program aims to reach out to around 10 crore rural poor households by way of mobilizing rural women into Self -Help Groups (SHGs). So far, as of  30 th November 2022, the Mission has covered around 8.71 Crore Households.Details of targets set and achievements of Women mobilised under SHGs and capitalisation support provided by way of community investment fund to SHGs, under the Mission across the country  (as of  30 th November, 2022 ) is provided in the table below :

| Social mobilisation of SHGs   | Social mobilisation of SHGs   | Number of SHGs provided Revolving Fund(RF)   | Number of SHGs provided Revolving Fund(RF)   | Number of SHGs provided Community Investment Fund (CIF)   | Number of SHGs provided Community Investment Fund (CIF)   |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Target                        | Achievement                   | Target                                       | Achievement                                  | Target                                                    | Achievement                                               |
| 77,08,729                     | 80,61,902                     | 53,09,869                                    | 46,38,876                                    | 35,19,998                                                 | 27,96,924                                                 |

In addition, as on 30 th November2022, 2.21 lakh enterprises have been supported under Startup Village Enterprise Programme ( SVEP), a sub scheme of DAY-NRLM against the target of 2,57,624 enterprises and 198.3 lakh Mahila Kisans have been covered for adoption of Agro Ecological Practices under the Mission against the target of 216.05 lakh Mahila Kisans .

(d)  &  (e)  Yes  Sir.  A  social  mobilization  campaign  was  organised  from  7 th September  to 20 th September, 2022 in order to expedite the process of social mobilization for bringing left out  eligible  rural  poor  households  into  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs)  under  the  SHG  fold  of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural  Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).  Later, on request of State Rural Livelihood Missions (SRLMs), the campaign period was expanded till  30 th September, 2022. During this campaign 16,25,286 households were mobilized into 1,29,493 SHGs.

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