List out the Government Measures to reduce Poverty for Rural Women

DAY-NRLM:

  • Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) is the new name given to Aajeevika – NRLM in November 2015.
  • The initiative to move towards a demand-driven strategy enabling the states to formulate their own livelihoods-based poverty reduction action plan is at the core of the mission.

Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana

  • The “Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana” (MKSP) is a sub-component of the Deendayal Antodaya Yojana-NRLM (DAY-NRLM).
  • It seeks to improve the present status of women in agriculture and to enhance the opportunities available to empower them.
  • MKSP recognizes the identity of “Mahila” as “Kisan” and strives to build the capacity of women in the domain of agro-ecologically sustainable practices.

Startup-Village Entrepreneurship Programme

  • Start-Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) is implemented by Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana –National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).

Objectives: 

  • To support the rural poor come out of poverty
  • To support them to set up enterprises and provide support till the enterprises stabilize
  • SVEP focuses on providing self-employment opportunities with financial assistance and training in business management and soft skills.

Aajeevika Gramin Express Yojana

  • Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY) was launched under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) scheme.
  • The objective of the Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY) scheme is to offer members of Self Help Groups an alternative household income by facilitating them to operate public transport (e-rickshaws, three and four-wheeler motor vehicles) in backward rural areas.

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