Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM- AJAY) is a 100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented since 2021-22 as three components, which are as under:-

i) Development of SC dominated villages into an ‘Adarsh Gram’ component

ii)‘Grants-in-aid for District/State-level Projects for socio-economic betterment of SCs’ component

iii) ‘Construction of Hostels in Higher Educational Institutions’component

 

The total Budget outlay of the scheme for FY 2023-24 is Rs. 2050 crore and the scheme aims to reduce poverty of the SC Communities by generation of additional employment opportunities through skill development, income generation and related infrastructure development. Under the 'Grant-in-aid for District/State-level Projects for socio-economic betterment of SCs' component of the scheme, the State/UT Governments submit their plans for comprehensive livelihood projects which includes the project of Skill Development, asset creation and infrastructure development thereby providing self-employment opportunities to the SC beneficiaries.

During the FY 2022-23 and 2023-24 (till date), the number of infrastructural development and skill development interventions approved and sanctioned by the Ministry(State-wise) is as under:-

S.No.	State Name	Skill Development Intervention	Infrastructure Development Intervention
1	Bihar	3	4
2	Karnataka	13	208
3	Maharashtra	3	0
4	Punjab	74	1
5	Sikkim	34	0
6	Tripura	142	121
7	Uttarakhand	44	0
8	Tamil Nadu	96	186
Total		409	520

 

Since FY 2021-22 , Rs. 1150.27 Cr. has been released to the States for the development of the SC dominated villages into Adarsh Gram. As per the scheme guidelines, the funds released to the State/UT Governments under the Adarsh Gram Component shall be utilised within a period of two years from the date of release of funds.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri A. Narayanaswamy in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

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