Q31.
How does the National Rural Livelihood Mission seek to improve livelihood options of 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. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Answer
B
Explanation
The National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM, also known as Aajeevika) primarily focuses on strengthening self-help groups (SHGs) and providing skill development to rural poor. It does NOT set up manufacturing industries (statement 1) or supply agricultural inputs free of cost (statement 3). The core strategy is building institutions of the poor, especially women's SHGs, and linking them with financial services and markets.