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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission is India's flagship poverty-alleviation programme that organises rural poor women into self-help groups for sustainable livelihoods.
- How does DAY-NRLM differ from the earlier SGSY scheme it replaced?
- What is the interest subvention available to SHGs under DAY-NRLM?
- Why is DAY-NRLM relevant to UPSC General Studies Paper II?
- How is DAY-NRLM funded between the Centre and the states?

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In 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the "Lakhpati Didi" initiative under DAY-NRLM, targeting two crore self-help group women to achieve annual household incomes above ₹100,000.

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