India, Feb. 1 -- The Centre has increased the program component of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) by Rs 2,880 crore in the Union Budget 2026-27.

The Revised Estimates (RE) for 2025-26 had allocated Rs 14,400 crore for this component. In the current budget, this amount has been increased to Rs 17,280 crore, a 20 per cent increase. However, the allocation for 2025-26 was Rs 17,104 crore, which was reduced in RE.

Launched in June 2011, DAY-NRLM aims to organise poor rural women into Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and help them achieve sustainable income growth and a better standard of living, targeting approximately 100 million women. The program provides core financial support to SHGs and their feder...