Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana

About the Scheme

Rural livelihoods mission organizing poor women into SHGs for income generation and poverty alleviation.

Target Beneficiaries: 9.98 crore women mobilized into 90.39 lakh Self Help Groups. ₹8.15 lakh crore credit leveraged since 2013-14.

Implementing Agency: Ministry of Rural Development

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✦Key Features

• Social mobilization and institution building for the poor, especially women.
• Financial inclusion through access to credit, insurance, and remittances.
• Skill development and placement for unemployed youth (DDU-GKY).
• Promotion of self-employment and micro-enterprises through financial support.
• Support for urban street vendors and formation of Self-Help Groups in urban areas.
• Capacity building and training programs for beneficiaries and community resource persons.

✓Eligibility Criteria

• Households identified as Below Poverty Line (BPL) or based on Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) data.
• Members of existing or newly formed Self-Help Groups (SHGs).
• Unemployed youth, particularly from poor households, seeking skill training.
• Urban poor households and vulnerable sections.

★Benefits

• Financial assistance for starting or expanding self-employment ventures.
• Access to affordable credit and interest subvention schemes.
• Skill training leading to wage employment opportunities.
• Enhanced income and improved living standards for poor households.
• Social empowerment and collective bargaining power through community institutions.

▶Application Process

• Contact the local Gram Panchayat, Urban Local Body, or Block/District Rural/Urban Livelihoods Mission office.
• Join or form a Self-Help Group (SHG) to access scheme benefits.
• Enroll in skill development programs through empanelled training partners.
• Submit required documents along with the application form.
• Participate in training and selection processes, and receive financial or livelihood support as per scheme guidelines.

₹ Budget Allocation

5300