Stories from NRLM promoted SHG Federations on Livelihoods – (April 2023)
A s of June 2022, the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) program has reached out to 8.99 crore households through 83.4 lakh SHGs formed in 7.27 lakh villages in 7073 blocks in 28 States and 6 UTs in the country. Total no of Village organization (VO) promoted is 4.31 lakh while the total no of Cluster Level SHG Federations promoted are 31070. The universal approach in the program has been to form self-help groups of women from poor households, federate them in Village Organisations and Cluster Level Federations, to inculcate a habit of mutual help as well as savings and credit through the SHG and provide development assistance in the form of financial investment as well as social and technical advice to them.