UPSC Prelims 2012 · Question 31 of 98
UPSC Prelims 2012 question on National Rural Livelihood Mission
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2012
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectInternational Relations
- TopicCurrent Affairs
- DifficultyMedium
- TypeStatement
How does the National Rural Livelihood Mission seek to improve livelihood options of rural poor?
1. By setting up large number of new manufacturing industries and agribusiness centres.
2. By strengthening self-help groups and providing skill development.
3. By supplying seeds, fertilizers, diesel pump-sets and micro-irrigation equipment free of cost to farmers.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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Answer: B. 2 only
Verdict
Correct Answer: 2 only
Only Statement 2 is correct because NRLM improves rural livelihoods mainly through SHGs, skill development and financial inclusion, not by setting up large industries or distributing farm inputs free of cost.
Analysis
The National Rural Livelihood Mission aims to reduce rural poverty by organizing the poor into self-help groups, improving access to credit and supporting skill-based livelihoods.
Statement by statement
1. Setting up a large number of new manufacturing industries and agribusiness centres — Incorrect
NRLM is not an industrialization scheme.
It does not primarily aim to set up large manufacturing industries or agribusiness centres. Its focus is on social mobilization, SHGs, financial inclusion and livelihood promotion.
2. Strengthening self-help groups and providing skill development — Correct
This is the core objective of NRLM.
It organizes rural poor households, especially women, into Self-Help Groups and federations, provides capacity building, skill development and access to institutional credit.
3. Supplying seeds, fertilizers, diesel pump-sets and micro-irrigation equipment free of cost — Incorrect
NRLM is not an agricultural input-subsidy scheme.
It may support livelihood activities, but free supply of seeds, fertilizers, pump-sets or irrigation equipment is not its main mechanism.
Extra UPSC info
* NRLM was launched in 2011.
* It was later renamed Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-NRLM.
* It functions under the Ministry of Rural Development.
* It focuses on SHGs, financial inclusion, skill development and livelihood diversification.
* DDU-GKY is linked with skill training and placement of rural youth.
* NRLM mainly targets poor rural households, especially women.
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