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100			_aShylendra, H. S. _937332
245			_aLivelihood promotion: Can the collectives of NRLM really do it?
260			_aInternational Journal of Rural Management
300			_a18(3), Dec, 2022: p.327-357
520			_aAs a new generation development programme, the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) has sought to promote collectives of the poor women as the corner-stone of its strategy for livelihood promotion. The livelihood enhancement is meant to be actualised through a multi-dimensional strategy of livelihood protection and promotion. The paper hypothesised that despite their avowed goal, the collectives of women are bound to face enormous challenges in the livelihood promotion in the absence of an integrated approach more so in the context of neoliberalism. The findings of the paper corroborate the hypothesis to a great extent. Contrary to the theoretical visualisation of institutionalists, collectives of poor have faced challenges in their self-reliant emergence. The intervention has emerged more as a minimalist microfinance with inherent limitations regarding poverty alleviation. The paper concludes that the collectives of NRLM have a long way to go before they can emerge as strong livelihood promoting agencies. Sustained support to build the capacities of the fledging collectives, a reversal of the top–down elements of their multi-tier structure and the strong need for greater role clarity for the collectives along with professional support are some of the policy suggestions.- Reproduced
650			_aCollectives, Federation, Impact, Livelihood, Neoliberalism, NRLM, Poverty, SHG, Women. _935559
773			_aInternational Journal of Rural Management
906			_aRURAL DEVELOPMENT
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