Livelihood mission of 2014 has a few pointers for urban job scheme

Between 2014-15 and October 31, 2019, over 460,000 SHGs have been formed under the scheme; 461,994 beneficiaries have been assisted in setting up micro-enterprises for self-employment

As the economy stares at a recession in 2020-21, job creation will be a big challenge in urban India where the unemployment rate in early August, though better than the previous months, is still higher than rural India. 

The situation could become more acute as millions of migrants who had returned to their villages during the lockdown come back to the towns for higher wages and better livelihoods. This has spurred some thinking within government on offering some sort of urban livelihood scheme to create jobs. 

“This crisis has highlighted the issue of migrant workers in urban areas. Something is in the