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PRADHAN MANTRI ANUSUCHIT JAATI ABHUYDAY YOJANA (Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana (PM- AJAY) is a merged scheme of Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY)<\/strong>, Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan ( SCA to SCSP) and Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana(BJRCY).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. It has been implemented since 2021-22<\/strong> with an aim to reduce poverty of the SC communities<\/strong> by generation of additional employment opportunities through Skill development, income generating schemes and other initiatives and to improve socio-economic developmental indicators by ensuring adequate infrastructure and requisite services in the SC dominated villages.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The Scheme has three components:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Development of SC dominated villages into an \u201cAdarsh Gram\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. \u2018Grants-in-aid\u2019<\/strong> for District\/State-level Projects for socio-economic betterment of SCs that may include creation of infrastructure in SC dominated villages including those selected 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.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Construction of Hostels in higher educational institutions<\/strong> which are top-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 The scheme aims at socio-economic development of SCs through grants for following types of projects<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      • Comprehensive Livelihood Projects:<\/strong> Such projects which create an entire eco-system for producing sustainable income, or social advancement to the Scheduled Castes only shall be taken up. The projects should preferably be a combination of two or more of following <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Skill Development: <\/strong>Skilling courses as per norms of MSDE. Related facilities and infrastructure for conducting Skill Development Activities conducted by the Government. Skill Development Institutions can also be funded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Grants for creation\/acquisition of assets for beneficiaries\/households: <\/strong>There shall be no standalone individual asset distribution under the scheme. However, if project has provision for acquisition\/creation of assets for beneficiaries\/households needed for livelihood generation, financial assistance towards loans taken by the beneficiary for such acquisition\/creation of assets, would be upto Rs.50,000 or 50% of the asset cost, whichever is less, per beneficiary\/household.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Infrastructure development: <\/strong>Development of infrastructure related to the project and also Hostels and residential schools.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Other infrastructure-<\/strong> Various other infrastructure development projects in SC majority villages.<\/p>\n