Sub-Schemes under Aajeevika-NRLM
- RSETIs: RSETIs are spelled as Rural Self Employment Institutes. It is supported by 31 banks and the state government to enhance the skills of rural people. It is an initiative by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD).
The RSETIs have 30-40 different programs. These programs are categorized into the following categories:
- Agricultural programs
- Product programs
- Process programs
- General programs
- Training programs
- Other programs
- MKSP: The full form of MKSP is Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana which was started in 2011. This helps women farmers actively participate in agricultural activities by safeguarding their rights and services to work on their capabilities and improve their skill sets. Another benefit of this program is that it provides food and nutrition facilities to women in rural areas to enhance their managerial skills, learning skills, etc.
- SVEP: People today are more likely to start their own enterprises, which is why they implement this scheme. SVEP(Start-up village entrepreneurship program) was initiated in the year 2016, which helps rural households to share their ideas and get the opportunity to work on their startup.
It provides support to rural startups, constituting three key factors. These key factors are (a) Missing knowledge ecosystem, (b) Missing financial ecosystem (c) Missing incubation ecosystem. - DDUGKY: The full form of DDUGKY is Deendayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana, initiated in 2014, which helps the youth learn various skills (related to placement, jobs) which allow in incentivizing their wages or salary.
The 15-35 years age group is targeted in this scheme. Its vision is to help youth in rural areas improve their skills, stabilize their economic conditions and enhance their capabilities to become a relevant workforce globally. One thousand five hundred crore rupees will be invested in the rural youth to improve their skill set. - AGEY: AGEY is spelled as Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana, which was initiated in the year 2017, and serves in developing public transport systems in rural households to make it easy for rural people to travel. It also contributes to economic development by developing infrastructure in rural areas.
People can access basic amenities and services after the transportation facilities in remote areas are safe and affordable. - NRLP: NRLP stands for National Rural Livelihood Project. NRLP is a sub-set of NRLM designed to create ‘proof of concept’ and facilitates an environment where people in rural areas can transit to NRLM. It is to be implemented in 13 high-poverty states. These States account for 90 percent of the rural poor in India. One hundred seven districts and 422 blocks of 13 states are to be covered and invested under this scheme. 13 states are Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Orissa.
The Objectives of NRLP are:
- The development of humans as a resource, as well as Infrastructural development, is given importance under this scheme at every level.
- The institutions will be established in rural areas to improve the conditions of rural people, such as financial services, learning platforms, innate abilities, etc.
- This scheme invests in different projects related to management, learning, innovation, Technology, and various other projects.
- This scheme helps the poor rural scale their ideas into innovation by partnering with other organizations.
An amount of US $1 billion (4,500 crore rupees approx) is to be allocated for five years. The Government of India signed the agreement with the World Bank in 2011.
Results:
- SHGs have been advantageous for women across the country.
- SHGs have helped improve credit facilities in the last ten years since this scheme was launched.
- This scheme covered over 75 million members and 6.9 million SHGs in India.
- India is on top when it comes to SHGs networking for women in the world.
- People came forward with issues like healthcare, sanitation, dowry, child marriage, etc., which is a good step towards the success of this program.
DAY-NRLM – National Rural Livelihood Mission [Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana]
Aajeevika – National Rural Livelihoods Mission was launched in June 2011 with a budget of $5.1 billion by the Government of India under the Ministry of Rural development. It is an improvised version of Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana. Before the Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), it was structured as Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP). Then, it was renamed as Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana – National livelihoods Mission on 25 September 2015. This program became essential in regard to the UPSC exam.
The main aim of this scheme is to banish poverty in rural areas and give financial aid nationwide to provide sustainable livelihoods to people in rural areas. This program facilitates rural people to augment their family income by giving them employment opportunities, learning platforms, other institutional support, etc. The main idea behind the implementation of this scheme is to start self-help groups for people in rural areas. The World Bank also funds this scheme partially (around $ 1 billion).
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