PM- AJAY Scheme (Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana)
Source PM- AJAY Scheme: PIB
GS I: Social Justice; GS II: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes;
Overview
- About PM- AJAY Scheme
- What are the objectives (Quantifiable)?
- How do Grants-in-aid work?
Why in the News?
Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana (PM- AJAY) is a merged scheme of 03 Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana
- PM- AJAY is a merged scheme of 03 Centrally Sponsored Schemes namely
- Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY)
- Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan ( SCA to SCSP)
- Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana(BJRCY).
- It has been implemented since 2021-22.
- The scheme was implemented in 28 States/UTs.
- Its aim is to reduce poverty in the SC communities.
- Achieved by the generation of additional employment opportunities through Skill development, income-generating schemes and other initiatives.
- Also to improve socioeconomic developmental indicators by ensuring adequate infrastructure and requisite services in the SC-dominated villages.
- The scheme has three components
- Development of SC-dominated villages into an Adarsh Gram.
- Grants-in-aid for District/State-level Projects for the socio-economic betterment of SCs
- Construction of Hostels in higher educational institutions which are top-ranked as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of the Government of India.
What are the objectives (Quantifiable)?
- Adequate infrastructure, All requisite infrastructure necessary for socio-economic development needs are to be provided under the Scheme.
- Improvement in Socio-Economic Indicators.
- BPL SC families should have food and livelihood security.
- All SC children should complete education at least up to the secondary level.
- All factors leading to maternal and infant mortality are addressed.
- The incidence of malnutrition, especially among children and women, is eliminated.
How do Grants-in-aid work?
- Comprehensive Livelihood Projects like Skill development, Grants for creation/acquisition of assets and Infrastructure development.
- Various other infrastructure development projects in SC majority villages.
- Financial assistance towards loans taken by beneficiaries for acquisition/creation of assets required for livelihood generation etc.
- Special Provisions and allocations
- Upto 15% of the total Grants exclusively on viable income-generating economic development schemes/programmes for SC Women.
- Upto 30% of the total Grants are utilized for infrastructure development.
- At least 10% of the total funds for skill development.
- Promote SC Women Cooperatives engaged in the production and marketing of consumer goods and services.
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