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on implementing housing (DAY-NULM) aims to provide has been integrated with
programs that provide skill training and employment affordable housing. The
affordable and sustainable opportunities to urban poor. program aims to provide skill
housing units, improve The program focuses on training and employment
housing infrastructure, and women’s empowerment by opportunities to urban poor
promote sustainable and providing special incentives and homeless individuals.
inclusive housing. for women entrepreneurs. Through the program,
INTEGRATION OF The program has been beneficiaries can access
EDUCATION, SKILL successful in improving training in a variety of sectors,
DEVELOPMENT the economic status of including construction and
AND WOMEN urban poor and promoting housing-related industries.
EMPOWERMENT sustainable livelihoods. Skill The program also provides
development plays a crucial support for entrepreneurship
According to a Study by the role in promoting affordable development and access to
Centre for Policy Research, housing and reducing credit.
the affordable housing sector poverty. Skill development
in India has the potential programs provide individuals The National Skill
to create 3.3 million jobs by with the necessary skills to Development Mission
2022. In addition, the Study secure jobs and earn higher (NSDM) in India is
estimates that the sector could incomes, which in turn can another example of a skill
contribute up to 1% of India’s help them access better development program that
gross domestic product (GDP) housing options. According can support affordable
by 2025. Innovative housing to a study by the International housing. The program aims
programs should focus on the Labour Organization (ILO), to provide skill training to 400
integration of education, skill skills development can million people by 2022 and
development, and women increase the earnings of low- create job opportunities in
empowerment. skilled workers by 25-50%. various sectors. By providing
individuals with the necessary
In India, the Deendayal The DAY-NULM is also skills, they can secure higher-
Antyodaya Yojana-National an example of a skill paying jobs and access better
Urban Livelihoods Mission development program that housing options.
Pic 01: Construction Skill Training workshop and PMAY-G field visit site, UNDP Odisha
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