Launch of Pilot Phase of DAY-NULM in UP

• 18 Sep 2025

Why in News?

The Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) is set to address the livelihood concerns of the urban poor in Uttar Pradesh. 

• The State Urban Development Agency (SUDA) will launch the pilot phase in Lucknow, Agra, and Varanasi, with benefits being distributed between 24th and 30th September 2025.
• A preliminary survey will identify homeless individuals in urban areas, prioritize them for the scheme, and coordinate with government departments to provide identity cards and enroll them in welfare schemes.

Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)

• About: The mission was launched in 2014 and is being implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
• Funding: It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with a 75:25 funding ratio between the Centre and States, and 90:10 for North Eastern and Special Category States.
• Objective:
  • Primary Goal: To reduce poverty and vulnerability of urban poor households by enabling access to self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities.
  • Sustainable Livelihoods: Aims to enhance the livelihoods of the urban poor on a sustainable basis by building grassroots-level institutions.
  • Urban Homeless Shelters: Provide shelters equipped with essential services for the homeless.
  • Street Vendor Support: Address the concerns of urban street vendors by facilitating access to suitable spaces, institutional credit, and social security.
• Key Components:
  • Employment through Skill Training & Placement (EST&P): Aims to provide skill training to urban poor in market-oriented courses, enabling them to set up self-employment ventures or secure salaried employment.
  • Self-Employment Programme (SEP): focuses on financial assistance to individuals/groups/ Self Help Groups (SHGs)  of urban poor for setting up gainful self-employment ventures or micro-enterprises.
• Implementation:
  • State/UT Governments: Primary responsibility for implementation of schemes and programs.
  • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA): Provides Central Assistance to supplement the efforts of States/UTs.
• Monitoring: 
  • Central Monitoring:
    • Governing Council: Chaired by the Minister of MoHUA.
    • Executive Committee: Chaired by the Secretary of MoHUA.
  • State-Level Monitoring:
    • Governing Council: Monitors the implementation at the state level.
    • Executive Committee: Ensures smooth execution of the program in states.
  • City/ULB Level Monitoring:
    • Executive Committee: Chaired by Municipal Commissioner to oversee local execution.