New Delhi: The Union Government has decided to create job opportunities for the nearly 10 crore urban poor under proposed National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM). 

“Government has proposed a National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) to be started in next five year plan to address issues related to urban poverty like skill upgradation, entrepreneurship development and providing credit at affordable rates,” Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja said here on Tuesday.

“The mission to be launched in the 12th Five Year Plan will replace the Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojana (SJSRY) started in 1997,” she asserted adding that the NULM will help the urban poor in utilizing the opportunities of wage employment and self employment created by economic growth in the urban areas.

She added that all programmes and policies for the poor in urban areas will be converged under the NULM so that benefits can reach the targeted section.

The Minister said, a concept paper of the NULM has already been circulated which envisages a particular model of implementation, funding of various activities and their inter-se allocation. She said, however, the concept paper should not be seen as something final or binding.