Who among the following is are the main beneficiaries under the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Antyodaya Yojana...........

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Who among the following is/are the main beneficiaries under the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Antyodaya Yojana(DAY)?

1. Urban poor

2. Rural poor

3. Refugees under the poverty line

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

1 and 3 only

Explanation:

Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY) to uplift the urban poor folks by enhancingsustainable livelihood opportunities through skill development. Keeping in view the objective of Make in India, Skill Development is essential for socio-economic betterment. Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana was launched under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA). Government of India has provisioned Rs.500 crore for the scheme.
National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) is renamed as Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana- (DAY-NULM) and in Hindi as – Rashtriya Shahri Aajeevika Mission. Under the scheme urban areas extends the coverage to all the 4041 statutory cities and towns, thereby covering almost the entire urban population. Currently, all the urban poverty alleviating programmes covered only 790 towns and cities.