Consider the following statements regarding the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) :

I. It aims to reduce poverty by enabling poor households to access gainful self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities.

II. It assures that at least two members from each rural poor household would be brought under the Self-Help Groups (SHGs) network.

III. The programme leverages community resources to build institutions and promote livelihoods.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Statement I is correct: The primary objective of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) is to reduce poverty by enabling poor households to access gainful self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities, resulting in sustainable livelihood improvements.

Statement II is incorrect: The mission aims for universal social mobilization by ensuring that at least one woman member from each identified rural poor household is brought under the Self-Help Group (SHG) network. It does not mandate two members from each household.

Statement III is correct: DAY-NRLM is a community-driven program. It leverages community resources and social capital to build and strengthen "institutions of the poor" (such as SHGs and their federations), which serve as platforms for financial inclusion and livelihood promotion.