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Centre helps people

without any regular

means of subsistence

he National Social Assistance The National Social Assistance cluding Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gra-
Programme (NSAP) launched meen Kaushal Yojana (DDU-GKY) which
by the government to pro- Programme provides succour is a placement linked skill development
vide subsistence to those who to poor helped 2.84 crore program for wage employment.
T don’t have any source of in- people in 2019 alone, Currently Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
come has been able to help whopping Grameen Kaushal Yojana is being
2.84 crore eligible people in one year- writes tehelka bureau implemented in 27 States and 3 Union
2019 alone. Territories and with 641 training part-
The government has released 6000 tant tool to empower people and ensure ners in 1624 active training centre across
crores to states and union territories for their participation in implementation of the country. Training is being imparted
disbursement of benefit to all the eligible a scheme. Pilot on Social Audit has been in 52 sectors covering 526 trades through
beneficiaries under the NSAP as on No- successfully completed in five states and 1414 ongoing projects as on date. Dur-
vember 30, 2019. The scheme is targeted the same has been started in 10 states. ing the current calendar year 2019, 2.29
at any such person who has little or no The mandate of the Ministry of Ru- lakhs candidates have been trained and
regular means of subsistence from his ral Development (MoRD) is sustainable 1.39 lakh candidates have been placed
or her own source of income or financial and inclusive growth of rural India by across the country.
support from family members or other increasing livelihoods opportunities, The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-
sources, to be identified by states and un- providing social safety and developing National Rural Livelihoods Mission
ion territories. rural infrastructure. The five major ru- aims at mobilizing about 9 crore rural
With the objective of providing basic ral development themes around which poor households into Self Help Groups
level of financial support, NSAP cov- the current flagship Programmes of
ers a total of 2.84 crore beneficiaries. MoRD are centered are Rural Housing
Funds amounting to 3633.30 crore (40 (through Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana
per cent) have also been released to the — Gramin), Rural Employment (through
states and UTs. At present NSAP includes Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Em-
five sub-schemes as its components. As ployment Guarantee Scheme), Rural
on November 30, 2019, an amount of Connectivity (through Pradhan Mantri
6000 crores was released to states and Gram Sadak Yojana), Rural Livelihood
UTs for disbursement of benefit to all the (through Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana
eligible beneficiaries under schemes of — National Rural Livelihoods Mission)
NSAP. During the year 2019, 2.84 crore and Rural Skilling (through Deen Dayal
beneficiaries were benefitted under the Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
schemes of NSAP. A total 13 crore Digital and Rural Self Employment Training
Transactions reported by the states and Institutes).
UTs under the NSAP schemes. The Department is implementing
The data of all beneficiaries of NSAP programmes based on the evidence
schemes has been digitized over NSAP based selection of poor households as
portal. The biometric Aadhaar authenti- per the deprivation criteria of Socio Eco-
cation and Annual Life Certificate (Jivan nomic Census. The Ministry of Rural De-
-Praman) system, e-pramaan has been velopment is implementing two welfare
started. Social Audit is a concept that has schemes in the field of skill development
become popular and relevant in the con- for rural poor youth under the National
text of good governance. It is an impor- Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) in-

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