What is NULM?
The National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), aimed at reducing urban poverty and vulnerability by enabling the poor to access gainful self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities.
Our Municipality actively implements NULM to uplift urban communities through entrepreneurship, skill training, and collective growth—especially by strengthening Self-Help Groups (SHGs).
Self-Help Groups are the heart of community empowerment under NULM. These are small, voluntary groups—primarily of women—that come together to save, build livelihoods, and access credit.
SHGs get opportunities to showcase and sell their products through: