07-11-2023 | 18:21 PM
The Scheme of Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY), which is now being implemented as 'Adarsh Gram' component of the Scheme of Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY), has been designed with an area based approach, wherein villages having high density of Scheduled Castes (SCs) populations are taken up for holistic development.
Key Highlights:
PM-AJAY nodal Ministry is Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
The scheme is a merger of 3 Centrally Sponsored Schemes namely: Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY), Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP) and Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana (BJRCY).
To reduce poverty within Scheduled Caste (SC) communities by creating additional job opportunities through skill development, income-generating initiatives, and more.
To enhance socio-economic development indicators by providing necessary infrastructure and essential services in SC-dominated villages.
The Scheme has three components:
1. Development of SC dominated villages into an “Adarsh Gram”: It aims to ensure integrated development of SC majority villages so that they have adequate infrastructure.
2. Grants-in-aid for District/State-level Projects: It offers financial support for district or state-level projects with the aim to improve the socio-economic conditions of SC communities. This may include the construction of infrastructure in SC-dominated villages, including those chosen under the Adarsh Gram component as well as the establishment of hostels and residential schools.
3. Construction of Hostels in higher educational institutions 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. schools which are either fully or partially funded by the Centre/State/UT Governments and recommended by the Ministry of Education.
