Question

    How does the National Rural Livelihood Mission seek to improve the livelihood options of the rural poor?

    1.    By setting up a large number of new manufacturing industries and agribusiness centres in rural areas

    2.    By strengthening ‘self-help groups and providing skill development

    3.    By supplying seeds, fertilizers, diesel pump sets and micro-irrigation equipment free of cost to farmers

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    Solution

    Explanation: The Ministry of Rural Development's Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) today launched “Sangathan Se Samridhhi. ·       It is a Centrally Sponsored Programme, launched by the Ministry of Rural Development in 2011. ·       It aims to eliminate rural poverty through the promotion of multiple livelihoods and improved access to financial services for rural poor households across the country.

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