Knowledge and Benefits of National Rural Livelihood Mission for Women

The government has implemented National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) to support rural people living below poverty line. This scheme was launched in 2011; and is one of the flagship programmes of Ministry of Rural Development. This is one of the world's largest initiatives to improve the livelihood of poor. It aims to make a multidimensional impact on the lives of India's rural poor by mobilizing them, particularly the women, into robust grassroots institutions of their own where, with the strength of the group behind them, they will be able to exert voice and accountability over providers of educational, health, nutritional and financial services. In this book we have described the different socio-economic parameters based on more than half of the respondents (56%) were in the age group of 18-30 year, majority of the respondents (81%) were married, 45 per cent of the respondents had farming as main occupation and 29 per cent were illiterate. This book is quite valuable for researchers, academicians and students belonging to agriculture & veterinary science, food and biotechnology, medicine, home science extension and communication management.