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North East Rural Livelihood Project
Recently, astudy found that North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP) improves livelihoods of 300,000 households in various districts of North Eastern States.Consider the following statements regarding the NERLP:
- NERLP is Asian Development Bank (ADB) aided, multi-state livelihood project under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), launched in 2012.
- It is being implemented in the districts of Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Meghalaya.
- It has focussed on five development strategies, namely, social empowerment, economic empowerment, partnership development, project management and livelihood & value chain developments.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
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Only 1
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B |
Only 3
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C |
1, 2 and 3
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D |
None of the above
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Your Ans is
Right ans is B
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Explanation :
- Launched in 2012, the NERLP is a World Bank aided, multi-state Rs. 683 croreproject under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER).
- The project aims to improve rural livelihoods especially that of women, unemployed youth and the most disadvantaged groups.
- It is being implemented in 11 districts of Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim.
- It has focused on five development strategies -social empowerment, economic empowerment, partnership development, project management and livelihood and value chain developments.
Significance
- Across the project districts, livelihood activities pursued by Self Help Group (SHG) members have increased considerably, thus increasing family incomes.
- Women have become more knowledgeable and expressive, and they display better leadership qualities.
Source: Civil Services Chronicle Online
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