Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)
3-Jul-2023: DAY-NRLM launches Mobile App to Market products made by women of Self-help Groups
Taking another step of strengthening marketing support for products made by women of Self-help Groups (SHGs), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojna- National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) launched eSARAS mobile App which will add to eCommerce initiatives for products made by the SHGs. The App was launched by Shri Shailesh Kumar Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India at New Delhi. Shri Singh also inaugurated eSARAS Fulfillment Centre at the Ministry’s Janakpuri office in New Delhi on this occasion.
The eSARAS fulfillment centre will be managed by the Foundation for Development of Rural Value Chains (FDRVC - a Not for Profit Company constituted jointly by Ministry of Rural Development and Tata Trust) and will be used for processing, packaging and shipping of products that customers purchase through the eSARAS Portal and eSARAS mobile App. It will handle the logistics required to bring an online order to a customer's doorstep.
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana(PMMSY)
22-Jun-2023: Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana Review Meeting for North Eastern Region
Fisheries sector plays an important role in the Indian economy. It contributes to the national income, exports, food and nutritional security as well as the employment generation. The sector provides livelihood for more than 2.8 crore fishers and fish farmers at primary level and several more along the fisheries value chain. It is also a major source of income for a large proportion of the country's economically disadvantaged population.
In order to consolidate the sectoral gains and sustain the rapid growth of the fisheries sector, the Government of India since 2014 has ushered in transformational changes/reforms through multi-pronged strategies and focused interventions in the areas of fish production and productivity, technology infusion, strengthening and modernization of infrastructure, boosting domestic consumption and exports, growth of entrepreneurship and employment etc. with welfare of fishers and fish farmers at the core. Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) (2020-21 to 2024-25) was launched at an investment of Rs. 20,050 crore with the central government share of Rs 9407 crore.
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)
21-Jun-2023: UNDP partners with DAY-NULM towards empowering women entrepreneurs
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) entered into a collaborative partnership aimed at empowering women to make well-informed career choices in the field of entrepreneurship.
The partnership will provide support for women looking to start and expanding their own enterprises, particularly in sectors such as care economy, digital economy, electric mobility, waste management, food packaging and more. Focused on fostering entrepreneurship development and accelerating enterprise growth, the three-year project, extendable beyond 2025, will cover eight cities in the initial phase.