Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)

Implementing Strategy in Assam

DAY-NRLM is a highly process oriented programme and Government of Assam is committed to extend the outreach of poverty alleviation programs to the poorest of the poor. In its pursuit to pass benefits of the program, by enhancing the quality of implementation a definite intervention in the shape of organizing the institutions of poor, capacity building, creating livelihood opportunities for the poor and monitoring & evaluation of poverty alleviation schemes is envisaged. DAY-NRLM has reached all blocks & districts of Assam in a phased manner.

Assam State Rural Livelihoods Mission Society (ASRLMS) is implementing the DAY-NRLM in the State since November, 2011, with the objective of enhancing the social and economic empowerment of the rural poor in Assam. It has been designed as a multipronged approach to strengthen livelihoods of the rural poor by promoting SHGs, providing skill development and placement for youth for wage based occupations in different private/business organizations and imparting self employment oriented training.

ASRLMS has undergone various phases of learning and has demonstrated significant successes till date in terms of formation of quality Self Help Groups, their financial assistance and sustainability. Attention has been given on the assessment of the status of SHG movement in the state, bringing good SHGs into Village Organization and Cluster Level Federation fold, further support and facilitation required, on bank linkages to SHGs and on how the programme is to be implemented in a mission mode in a phased manner.

Block Mission Management Units (BMMUs) have been set up in 219 blocks. Phase wise implementation of intensive strategy is given below: