Question: The Ministry of Rural Development has signed MoU with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation under which of the following program of the central government?
(a) Swacch Bharat
(b) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
(c) Namami Gange
(d) Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana
Answer: (d)
Related facts:
- The Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) on January 22, 2020 under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), for furthering their mutual objectives of strengthening grassroots institutions of the rural poor.
- The MoU reiterates DAY-NRLM and the Foundation’s shared focus on improving the lives of India’s poor and the marginalized with the aim of reducing poverty through institutions of marginalized rural women for promotion of diversified and gainful self-employment while creating skilled wage employment opportunities.
- The foundations support will include assistance in improving implementation quality, documenting best practices, and designing of monitoring learning and evaluation.
- The foundation is already working with self-help groups (SHGs) for layering Maternal and Child Health interventions where rural women from marginalized communities come together to work collectively towards empowerment and poverty alleviation.