Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Garibi Mukt Gram Yojana

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• Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Garibi Mukt Gram Yojana of Rajasthan Government

Key Points:-

• The Rajasthan government launched 'Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Garibi Mukt Gram Yojana' on 4 July 2025.
• The objective of this scheme is to make the poor families living in rural areas self-reliant by providing financial assistance and self-employment opportunities.
• 5,000 villages have been included in the first phase of the scheme.

Objective:- Respectful freedom from poverty

• Under this scheme, the state government will provide financial assistance and training to the families living below the poverty line (BPL) so that they can live a respectable life by joining employment, business and enterprise.

Provision of financial assistance

• Each selected family will be given assistance of up to ₹ 1 lakh so that they can start their own self-employment or small business.
• Women associated with women self-help groups (SHGs) will be given assistance of up to ₹ 15,000, so that they can increase their income.

Rewards for those who overcome poverty

• Families who have risen above poverty and become self-reliant will be given an incentive amount of ₹ 21,000.
• This amount will be transferred directly to their verified bank accounts.
• They will also get 'Atmanirbhar Parivar Card' which will be proof of their social and economic upliftment.
• So far, out of 22,400 eligible families, 17,891 bank accounts have been verified.

Eligibility and identification of families

• The government has identified 30,631 poor families in 5,002 villages on the basis of old BPL records of 2002 and new survey.
• In addition, more than 61,000 new applications have also been received so far.

Special action plan for each village

Separate action plans are being prepared for each village, through which services like:

• Skill training
• Self-employment assistance
• Link to government schemes
• Financial counseling