Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAYNULM)
The National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, being implemented in Dhulian Municipality with the aim of reducing poverty and vulnerability of the urban poor.
Mission Objective
To reduce poverty and vulnerability of urban poor households by enabling them to access gainful selfemployment and skilled wage employment opportunities, resulting in an appreciable improvement in their livelihoods on a sustainable basis. The mission also aims at providing shelters equipped with essential services to the urban homeless and addressing the livelihood concerns of urban street vendors.
Major Components of DAYNULM
| Component | Description | ||| | Social Mobilisation & Institution Development (SM&ID) | Formation and strengthening of SelfHelp Groups (SHGs), Area Level Federations (ALFs) and City Level Federations (CLFs) of urban poor. | | Employment through Skills Training & Placement (EST&P) | Skill training of urban poor to enable them to take up selfemployment or wage employment. | | SelfEmployment Programme (SEP) | Financial assistance (bank loan with interest subsidy) to individuals and groups for setting up microenterprises. | | Support to Urban Street Vendors (SUSV) | Survey of street vendors, issue of ID cards, skill training, credit support and development of vending zones. | | Scheme of Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUH) | Providing permanent shelters with basic facilities for the urban homeless. | | Capacity Building & Training | Training and capacity building of staff, community organisations and resource persons. |
Who Can Benefit?
Urban poor households Members of SelfHelp Groups (SHGs) Unemployed / underemployed urban youth Street vendors Urban homeless persons.
How to Apply / Contact Interested beneficiaries may contact the NULM Cell of Dhulian Municipality for detailed information, application forms and guidance.
NULM Cell
Dhulian Municipality
P.O. & P.S. – Dhulian
District – Murshidabad, West Bengal – 742231