Saturday, 14 November 2026

Government schemes and self-help groups in Amba

Amba had 3 self-help groups with 40 members in 2023-24, as reported by the Ministry of Rural Development's DAY-NRLM programme.

Self-help groups (DAY-NRLM)

Women's self-help groups formed under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission, by financial year, as counted by the ministry.

3Groups2023-24
40Members2023-24
YearGroupsMembersSC membersST membersOBC membersOther members
2025-26Not reported—0102
2024-25Not reported—1002
2023-24340263110
2022-23441209012
2021-221129003
2020-2111210002
2018-19444219014
2017-1811118950518

Source: Ministry of Rural Development (DAY-NRLM), Village-wise Self Help Group and Members Count, data.gov.in (GODL-India), retrieved 30 Oct 2026.

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Welfare delivery points (Census 2011)

Which welfare facilities the Census 2011 Village Directory recorded in Amba, and how far the nearest one was when it had none.

FacilityIn 2011Villages in Birbhum with it
Anganwadi centreIn the village69% of 1,736 villages
ICDS nutrition centreNot reported58% of 595 villages
ASHA health workerIn the village72% of 1,546 villages
Ration shop (PDS)In the village70% of 819 villages
Self-help group (SHG)Not reported43% of 584 villages
Agricultural credit societyNot in the village · nearest more than 10 km away9% of 2,455 villages
Health sub-centreIn the village · 1 in the village19% of 2,238 villages
Birth and death registration officeNot reported46% of 419 villages
Internet café / Common Service CentreNot in the village · nearest within 5 km4% of 2,455 villages
Post officeNot in the village · nearest more than 10 km away10% of 2,455 villages

Census 2011 — the official record from 2011, not today's situation.

Schemes that fit Amba's profile

Central schemes for rural households, chosen from the village's own Census 2011 figures. Eligibility is personal: check each scheme's page.

  • PM-Kisan — income support for landholding farmer families; Census 2011 counted 9 cultivators here. Check eligibility →
  • MGNREGA — 100 days of wage work a year for rural households; Census 2011 counted 156 agricultural labourers here. The district's figures are below. Check eligibility →
  • PMAY-G — housing for rural families without a pucca house; 339 households in Census 2011. Check eligibility →
  • PM Ujjwala — LPG connections for poor households; 339 households in Census 2011. Check eligibility →
  • Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY — ₹5 lakh a year of hospital cover for eligible families. Check eligibility →

All schemes and the eligibility checker →

Scheme progress in Birbhum district

District-level figures for Birbhum district, not figures for Amba.

Post-2011 updates

Scheme progress — Birbhum district

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

These are district-level figures for Birbhum district, not figures for Amba.

PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.

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Sources
  • Ministry of Rural Development (DAY-NRLM), Village-wise Self Help Group and Members Count, data.gov.in (GODL-India) — 30 Oct 2026 · www.data.gov.in
  • Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Village Amenities, Census 2011, via data.gov.in · Licence: Government Open Data License – India · censusindia.gov.in
  • Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Primary Census Abstract, Census 2011, via data.gov.in · Licence: Government Open Data License – India · censusindia.gov.in

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