Poverty and employment

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Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana for urban areas was in news recently. select the correct statement regarding the same:

It will provide interest free loan to urban poor.

Promote self-employment and MSMEs.

Will provide subsidised foodgrains to urban old age population.

Also known as Jawahar rojgar yojana.

Explanation:

Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY) with an aim to uplift the urban poor folks by enhancing sustainable livelihood opportunities through skill development. 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.

The scheme is integration of the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) and National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM).

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, there by covering almost the entire urban population.

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