NULM Section
National Urban Livelihoods Mission
About the NULM Section
The National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) Section of Oulgaret Municipality works towards improving the livelihoods, skills, financial inclusion and social security of the urban poor, particularly through the mobilisation and strengthening of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and community-based organisations.
The Section facilitates the formation, nurturing and capacity building of women SHGs, promotes savings and internal lending, supports access to bank credit and government livelihood schemes, and encourages sustainable income-generating activities and entrepreneurship.
Key Activities
The Section undertakes activities relating to:
Formation and strengthening of Self-Help Groups and their federations.
Convergence with various Central, UT Government and Municipality schemes.
Skill Development and Training for urban poor youth.
Promotion of innovative livelihood activities such as kitchen gardens, rooftop gardens, food processing, handicrafts and other micro enterprises.
Self-Employment and micro-enterprise promotion.
Facilitation of bank linkage and financial inclusion.
Support for street vendors and urban livelihoods.
Capacity building, awareness programmes and community development activities.
Key Functions of the Cell
- Handholding and strengthening of 500+ DAY-NULM SHGs.
- Regular coordination and facilitation of ALF meetings.
- Facilitation of CLF meetings twice a month and strengthening of the CLF as an apex community institution.
- Capacity building, leadership development and institutional strengthening of SHGs, ALFs and CLF.
- Promotion of savings, bank linkage, credit access and financial inclusion.
- Support for self-employment, micro-enterprises and sustainable livelihoods.
- Implementation of DAY-NULM livelihood and community-institution activities.
- Implementation of PM SVANidhi and facilitation of credit and other support for street vendors.
- Identification, mobilisation and support of vulnerable workers under the DAY-NULM Pilot.
- Facilitation of convergence with Government Departments, banks, NGOs, CBOs and other institutions.
- Promotion of women-led enterprises and SHG-issued livelihood activities.
- Awareness programmes, training, exposure visits and knowledge-sharing programmes.
- Facilitation of social security and welfare linkages for vulnerable households and informal workers.
- Promotion of inclusive and sustainable Community Based Livelihood initiatives.
- Monitoring, documentation, reporting and evaluation of programme activities.
Role & Importance
The NULM Section serves as an important community-government interface, enabling economically vulnerable urban households to access livelihood opportunities, institutional support and social protection. It is the nodal cell for the implementation, coordination, handholding and convergence of urban livelihood and community-development programmes aimed at the urban poor, Self-Help Groups (SHGs), street vendors, vulnerable workers and other economically disadvantaged sections of the urban community.
Continued Support & Convergence
The Cell carries forward the community institutions and livelihood initiatives established under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) and provides continuous handholding and institutional support to 500+ SHGs formed under the DAY-NULM framework. The day-to-day activities of the Cell substantially involve strengthening these community institutions through regular Area Level Federation (ALF) meetings, Capacity Building, SHG handholding, financial linkage, livelihood promotion and convergence with various Government schemes. The City Level Federation (CLF) is also facilitated and supported through regular meetings, including twice-monthly CLF meetings, for effective community-level planning, coordination and decision-making.
The Cell also serves as the nodal implementing and coordinating unit for PM SVANidhi, supporting street vendors through identification, facilitation of institutional credit, digital and financial inclusion, capacity building, livelihood promotion and convergence with welfare and social-security schemes.
In addition, Oulgaret Municipality is implementing the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – Shehri (DAY-J-S) Pilot, through which the Cell works towards identifying, organising and supporting vulnerable urban workers and strengthening their access to livelihood opportunities, social protection, welfare entitlements and appropriate community and social infrastructure.
The section functions as a community–government–financial institution interface, connecting urban communities with Government programmes, livelihood opportunities, credit facilities, social protection and institutional support.
The section aims to move beyond mere scheme implementation towards sustained community institution building, livelihood enhancement, financial inclusion and social empowerment, thereby enabling urban poor and vulnerable communities to become more economically secure, self-reliant and resilient.