How does National Rural Livelihood Mission seek to improve livelihood options of rural poor?

1. By setting up a large number of new manufacturing industries and agribusiness centres in rural areas
2. By strengthening ‘self-help’ groups and providing skill development
3. By supplying seeds, fertilizers, diesel pump sets and micro irrigation equipment free of cost to farmers

Select the correct answer by using the codes given below:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 3 only

Ans-[B]

Explanation – NRLM or Aajeevika is a poverty alleviation project implemented by Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. It focus on promoting self-employment of rural poor. The basic idea behind this programme is to organize the poor into SHG groups and make them capable for self-employment.