pmajay.dosje.gov.in : Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojna

Organisation : Department of Social Justice & Empowerment
Scheme Name : Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojna (PM-AJAY)
Applicable For : Scheduled Castes persons living below the poverty lines
Applicable State/UT : All India
Website : https://pmajay.dosje.gov.in/

What is DOSJE PM-AJAY Scheme?

Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojna (PM-AJAY), a centrally sponsored scheme by the Government of India. It aims for the socio-economic development of Scheduled Castes (SCs) in the country.

Objectives of DOSJE PM-AJAY Scheme

The objectives of the Scheme are:
** To reduce poverty of the SC communities by generation of additional employment opportunities through skill development, income generating schemes and other initiatives.
** To improve socio-economic developmental indicators by ensuring adequate infrastructure and requisite services in the SC dominated villages.
** To increase literacy and encourage enrolment of SCs in schools and higher educational institutions by providing adequate residential facilities in quality institutions, as well as residential schools where required, especially in the aspirational districts/ SC dominated blocks and elsewhere in India.

Components of DOSJE PM-AJAY Scheme

Income Generating Schemes:
** Boost Entrepreneurship among SCs
** Subsidy of Rs 10000/- per beneficiary or 50% of loan

Skill Development Programmes:
** Enhance Capacity Building through training
** Skill Training in line with National Framework

Infrastructure Development:
** Development Programmes in SC majority villages
** Fills critical gaps in overall development

Monitoring and Evaluation:
** Up to 4 % of the total Grants-in-Aid released to the States/UTs can be utilized by the States/UTs for supervision, monitoring and evaluation of economic development schemes implemented with the support of SCA funds.
** In order to assist the State Scheduled Caste Corporation for various Administrative expenses, the States/UTs may incur up to 1% of the total SCA released to the States/UTs as part of the permissible expenditure for supervision, monitoring and evaluation.

Eligibility Criteria of DOSJE PM-AJAY Scheme

** The Scheduled Castes persons living below the poverty lines are eligible for getting benefits under the various Income Generating Schemes and Skill Development Programmes.
** In case of Infrastructure Development, the villages having 50% or more SC population are eligible for grants under the Scheme.
** As regards definition of poverty line and selection of SC families living below poverty line is concerned, the guidelines issued by the erstwhile Planning Commission and the procedure laid down by the Ministry of Rural Development for selecting the beneficiaries through the Panchayati Raj institutions may be adopted.

Coverage of DOSJE PM-AJAY Scheme

Scheme implemented in 28 States/UTs

Not Covered States/UTs:
States: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya & Mizoram
UTs: A & N Islands, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Ladakh& Lakshadweep.