‘PM-AJAY’ portal and ‘AJAY’
mobile app will be launched
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE)
will launch the PM-AJAY portal and AJAY mobile application to digitise the
implementation, monitoring and service delivery of the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit
Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY) across India.
PM-AJAY Portal
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The PM-AJAY Portal will
be launched as a centralised digital platform for implementation, monitoring
and milestone-linked fund management under the PM-AJAY scheme.
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It will track progress
across more than 47,000 SC-majority villages and over 4 million beneficiaries
through national, state and district-level dashboards.
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Under the Adarsh Gram
component, the portal will replace paper-based planning with digital Village
Development Plans (VDPs) monitored through 50 socio-economic indicators across
10 developmental domains.
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The portal will also
function as a centralised MIS for monitoring livelihood initiatives, funding
allocations and financial progress under the Grants-in-Aid (GIA) and Hostel
components, while enabling milestone-linked tracking and fund flows.
AJAY Mobile App
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The AJAY Mobile App will
extend PM-AJAY digital services to mobile users with integrated monitoring,
reporting, inspection, and beneficiary tracking features.
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In the Adarsh Gram and
GIA components, the app will enable offline surveys, digital beneficiary
registration and real-time tracking of livelihood and skill development
programmes.
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Under the Hostel
component, the app will facilitate electronic proposal submission along with
geo-tagged and time-stamped monitoring of infrastructure projects. Key features
will include unified login, role-based access control, geo-tagging, dashboard
reporting and mobile inspections.
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The platforms aim to
improve transparency, real-time monitoring, coordination and citizen-centric
digital governance under the vision of Viksit Bharat.
Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday
Yojana (PM-AJAY)
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PM-AJAY is a Centrally
Sponsored Scheme being implemented since 2021-22 for the socio-economic
development of Scheduled Caste (SC) communities.
The scheme merged three earlier schemes
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Pradhan Mantri Adarsh
Gram Yojana (PMAGY)
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Special Central
Assistance to SC Sub Plan
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Babu Jagjivan Ram
Chhatrawas Yojana
Objectives of the Scheme
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To reduce poverty among
SC communities through skill development, livelihood generation and income
support initiatives.
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To improve socio-economic
indicators in SC-dominated villages by providing better infrastructure and
essential services.
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To increase literacy and
educational participation of SC students through hostel and residential facilities
in schools and higher educational institutions.
Fund Allocation Pattern
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Up to 50% of funds are
allocated for Adarsh Gram activities.
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Up to 5% is allocated for
administration, monitoring, and evaluation activities including MIS, Technical
Support Groups and Project Implementation Units.
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Up to 2% is allocated for
hostel construction and repair.
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Remaining funds are
allocated for Grants-in-Aid projects based on SC population and SCSP criteria.
Eligibility Criteria
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Income Generating Schemes
and Skill Development Programmes: Persons from Scheduled Castes (SC) living
below the poverty line are eligible for benefits.
¨ Infrastructure Development: Villages with 50% or more SC population are eligible for grants under the scheme.
¨ Poverty Line Definition and Beneficiary Selection: The guidelines from the former Planning Commission and the Ministry of Rural Development’s procedure for selecting SC families below the poverty line, through Panchayati Raj institutions, should be followed.
