PM Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana

25 Oct 2023 PM Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana

This article covers “Daily Current Affairs” and the topic details “Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana (PM-AJAY)”. This topic has relevance in the “Polity and Governance” section of the UPSC CSE exam.

For Prelims:

What is Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana (PM-AJAY)? 

For Mains:

GS2:  Polity and Governance
Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes

Why in the news?

In the current financial year, 1260 villages became Adarsh Grams, and nine new hostels were approved for construction under Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana (PM-AJAY).

Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana (PM-AJAY)

• The Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana (PM-AJAY) is a comprehensive program initiated in 2021-22, encompassing the merger of three centrally sponsored schemes:
  1. Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY)
  2. Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP)
  3. Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana (BJRCY)
• This integrated scheme aims to uplift Scheduled Caste (SC) communities by generating additional employment opportunities through skill development, income-generating projects, and various initiatives. 
• The Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana (PM-AJAY) is implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Key Objectives of PM- AJAY: 

• Reducing poverty within SC communities.
• Creating additional employment opportunities through skill development and income-generating schemes.
• Enhancing socio-economic indicators.
• Ensuring adequate infrastructure in SC-dominant villages.
• Elevating the living standards and livelihood security of SC families.
• Promoting education and addressing maternal and infant mortality.
• Eliminating malnutrition, particularly among children and women.

Components of PM- AJAY:

• Development of SC Dominated Villages (Adarsh Gram)

• • The primary goal of this component is the integrated development of SC-majority villages. 
  • It includes providing essential infrastructure and improving socio-economic indicators to eliminate disparities between SC and non-SC populations.

• Grants-in-Aid for District/State-level Projects

1. • This component focuses on the socio-economic betterment of SCs and may encompass the following types of projects:
   • Comprehensive Livelihood Projects: Projects that create sustainable income opportunities for SCs.
   • Skill Development: Skill development courses and infrastructure as per government norms.
   • Grants for Creation/Acquisition of Assets: Financial assistance for asset creation needed for livelihood generation.
   • Infrastructure Development: Enhancing infrastructure related to projects, including hostels and residential schools.

• Construction of Hostels

1. • This component focuses on constructing hostels in top-ranked higher educational institutions and schools funded by the central, state, or union territory governments.

Sources: Press Information Bureau (pib.gov.in) 

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