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DAY-NRLM: 10 crore households in 90.9 lakh SHGs

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: DAY-NRLM: 10 crore households in 90.9 lakh SHGs (GS2 · Poverty, 23 October 2025)

What happened

  • DAY-NRLM has mobilised 10.05 crore rural households into 90.9 lakh SHGs [PIB].
  • It supported 4.6 crore Mahila Kisans; 17.5 lakh youth were trained under DDU-GKY with 11.48 lakh placed; 47,952 Bank Sakhis are deployed [PIB].

Background

  • DAY-NRLM is run by the Ministry of Rural Development [PIB].

Why it matters

  • SHG credit has strong repayment, but moving women from micro-loans to real enterprises is harder.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Issues relating to poverty and hunger

  1. As per PIB (2025-10-23): DAY-NRLM has mobilised 10.05 crore rural households into 90.9 lakh SHGs.
  2. SHG credit has strong repayment, but moving women from micro-loans to real enterprises is harder.
Quotable data point

It supported 4.6 crore Mahila Kisans; 17.5 lakh youth were trained under DDU-GKY with 11.48 lakh placed; 47,952 Bank Sakhis are deployed.

PIB: PIB Backgrounder: DAY-NRLM, 23 Oct 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: NRLM numbers.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

SHGs under DAY-NRLM

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Bank Sakhis deployed

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Skilling arm

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Go deeper

ExplainerSelf-Help Groups in India: Meaning, SHG-Bank Linkage, DAY-NRLM, Kudumbashree, Lakhpati Didi and Challenges (UPSC Notes + PYQs)ExplainerSocial Justice (GS-II): Constitutional Basis, Vulnerable Sections, Welfare Schemes, Statutory Bodies and Implementation Gaps (UPSC Notes)

Official source: PIB: PIB Backgrounder: DAY-NRLM, 23 Oct 2025

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