•The directly targeted poverty alleviation interventions focused on (i) wage employment MGNREGA (2005) and (ii) self-employment (SGSY launched in 1999 by restructuring IRDP).
•NRLM – April 01, 2013, Renamed as Deendayal Antodaya Yojana-NRLM – March 29, 2016.
•The strategy is to build strong institutions of the poor, building capacities systematically through providing access to a range of financial services and make their livelihood sustainable through their access to self-employment opportunities.

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