The Meghalaya State Rural Livelihoods Society

The National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) is a poverty alleviation project implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India launched in June 2011. NRLM focuses on promoting self-employment and organization of the rural poor. The women in rural areas are mobilized into SHGs (Self Help Groups) groups and their capacity is being built for taking up income generating activity. To implement the scheme in the state of Meghalaya, an autonomous society — Meghalaya State Rural Livelihoods Society (MSRLS) was instituted in 2011.