According to an official release, the Project will strengthen the implementation of the Government of India’s newly launched National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM).
The NRLM is one of the world’s largest poverty reduction initiatives, aiming to reach 350 million people or almost a quarter of India’s population. Welcoming the NRLP, Minister for Rural Development, Mr. Jairam Ramesh said project will help scale up India’s battle against poverty through the activation of self-help groups, skill building, and other innovative livelihood interventions among BPL households. NRLP will specifically focus on 12 states which have the highest number of poor people, thereby creating a major impact on poverty.
The NRLM will help us move 70 million BPL households out of poverty over the next ten years through a time-bound, demand driven process, he said.