New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) India has expanded social protection coverage from about 19 per cent in 2015 to over 64 per cent in 2025, female labour force participation rose from 23.3 per cent in 2017–18 to 40 per cent in 2025, and women are increasingly stepping into leadership roles, the government said on Friday on the occasion of International Labour Day.”Women are increasingly engaged in income-generating activities and local enterprises. They are gaining access to skills, social security, and…
Latest Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihoods Mission News & Updates
Guwahati, Feb 23 (IANS) The Assam government on Monday disbursed Rs 120 crore as financial assistance under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) at a major programme held at the Jyoti Bishnu Antarkatik Kala Mandir here. The event marked the launch of several key initiatives to strengthen rural livelihoods and enhance digital outreach across the state. These included the Mukhyamantri Utkarsh Yojana, Krishi Sarathi App, Samaveshi Ajeevika Yojana, and the…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Achieving the ambitious goal of 6 crore ‘Lakhpati Didis’ would require connecting at least 10 crore women to the various financial inclusion initiatives of the Ministry of Rural Development, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday.He instructed officials to work in close coordination with state governments and prepare a concrete, time-bound action plan to ensure the successful attainment of the target.In the meeting, the minister sought a d…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said that the key objective of the ‘National Campaign on Entrepreneurship’ is to train and build capacity of 50,000 community resource persons (CRPs) on enterprise promotion and impart Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) training to 50 lakh SHG members of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).DAY-NRLM aims to bring a transformational change in the income levels of rural women by promoting d…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The government on Thursday said that out of the cumulative target of 4.14 crore houses allotted to the states/UTs, 3.86 crore houses have been sanctioned and 2.92 crore houses have been completed (as on December 9, 2025).The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) is one of the flagship programmes of the government which aims to achieve the objective ‘Housing for All’ by providing 4.95 crore pucca houses with basic amenities by convergence with other schemes to all…