The DAY-NRLM has emerged as the largest global programme focused on Livelihoods augmentation of poor women, and has demonstrated robust processes, programmes leading to socio economic empowerment of women in Rural India. The mission has made substantial progress in terms of mobilization of women to SHGs, building their federations and financial inclusion of women. About 9.4 Crore women are part of ~90 lakh Self Help Groups. A great deal of head way has been made in financial literacy, access to bank accounts, credit, insurance etc. Around Rs. 38,000 Crore of capitalization support and Rs. 6.83 Lakh Crore of bank linkage has been established since 2013-14 to the SHGs and its federations. For livelihood augmentation, multitude of interventions across farm and non-farm sectors such as Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP), National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP), Value Chain Development Projects, Livestock Cluster Promotion, NTFP Interventions, Integrated Farming Cluster (IFC), Organic Farming, Start up Villages Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP), Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY), Enterprise Promotion, One Stop Facility (OSF) among others have been taken up. Besides, convergence with schemes of MoA&FW, MoTA, MoFPI, DAHD, Fisheries and other Ministries/ departments have been established.
