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Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana (PM AJAY)
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- Context (PIB): A total of 1398 villages of all 30 districts of Odisha have been covered under the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) component of PM-AJAY for the upliftment of the SC community.
- PM- AJAY is a 100% centrally sponsored scheme.
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
- It has been framed after merging the three schemes, namely:
- Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY)
- Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP)
- Babu Jagjivan Ram Chatrawas Yojana (BJRCY)
Components of PM-AJAY
- The scheme has three components, which are as under-
- Development of SC-dominated villages into an ‘Adarsh Gram’ component.
- Grants-in-aid for District/State-level Projects for SCs.
- Construction of Hostels in Higher Educational Institutions’component.
Development of SC-dominated villages into an “Adarsh Gram”
- To ensure the integrated development of SC-majority villages to have adequate infrastructure.
Grants-in-aid for District/State-level Projects
- Financial support intending to improve the socio-economic conditions of SC communities.
- Comprehensive Livelihood Projects such as Skill 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 (Top-ranked as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of the GOI) and schools, funded by the Centre/State/UT Governments either fully or partially.
