Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana (PM- AJAY) is a merged scheme of 03 Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY), Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan ( SCA to SCSP) and Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana(BJRCY) and has been implemented since 2021-22 with an aim to reduce poverty of the SC communities by generation of additional employment opportunities through Skill development, income generating schemes and other initiatives and to improve socio-economic developmental indicators by ensuringadequate infrastructure and requisite services in the SC dominated villages. Broadly, the Scheme has following three components:
should complete education at least up to the secondary level, all factors leading to maternal and infant mortality are addressed and incidence of malnutrition, especially among children and women, is eliminated.
The scheme aims at socio-economic development of SCs through grants for following types of projects:
Infrastructure development: Development of infrastructure related to the project and also Hostels and residential schools.
SpecialProvisions:
Upto15%ofthetotalGrantsexclusivelyonviableincomegenerating economic development schemes/programme for SC Women.
Upto30%ofthetotalGrantsutilizedforinfrastructuredevelopment Atleast 10% of the total funds for skill development
Promote SC Women Cooperatives engaged in production and marketing of consumer goods and services.
Objectives:-
Scheme for construction of hostels to enable and encourage Scheduled Caste students to attain quality education and reduce their dropout rate
Implemented through the State Governments, UT Administrations & Central and State Universities/Institutions
Admissible Central assistance for construction
North Eastern Region: Rs. 3.50 lakh per
Northern Himalayan Regions: Rs 3.25 lakh per
Gangetic Plains & Lower Himalayan Region: Rs3.00 lakh per
One time Grant of Rs. 5000/- per student for making provisions of cot, table etc.
Repair and maintenance cost uptoRs.5.00lakh for an hostel of 50 inmates constructed under the scheme, once in 5 years
Hostels to be completed within specified period of 27 months.
Recentchanges (Since2021-22)
100% Central assistance for hostels for boys ’hostels as well– earlier it was cost sharing with State
Implementing agencies to send proposals online through PMAJAY portal
Achievements during the current Financial Year2023-24
Under Adarsh Gram Component, a total of 1834 villages have been Declared as Adarsh Gram during the current FY2023-24.
A total of 15 new hostels has been sanctioned under Hostel component of the scheme.
Perspective plan for 17States have been approved under Grant-in-aid component during the current financial year.
- Development of SC dominated villages in to an “AdarshGram”.
- ‘Grants-in-aid’ for District/State-level Projects for socio-economic betterment of SCs that may include creation of infrastructure in SC dominated villages including thoses elected under Adarsh Gram component, construction of Hostels/Residential schools, Comprehensive Livelihood Projects which may include components such as Skill development, related infrastructure development, financial assistance towards loans taken by beneficiaries for acquisition/creation of assets required for livelihood generation etc.
- Construction of Hostels in higher educational institutions which aretop-ranked as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of Government of India and are funded by the Centre/State/UT Governments either fully or partially. Similarly, construction of hostels in schools which are either fully or partially funded by the Centre/State/UT Governments and recommended by the Ministry of Education