Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana aims to ensure integrated development of the selected villages Whi...........

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Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana aims to ensure integrated development of the selected villages. Which is underlying criterion for such selection?

50% of population belongs to Scheduled Castes

50% of population belongs to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

It must belong to constituency of Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament to involve members of Gram Sabha.

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Explanation:

Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojna (PMAGY) aims to ensure integrated development of selected villages having more than 50% Scheduled Caste (SC) population.
In the pilot phase, the states selected for implementation of the Scheme from Western, Southern and North-East region were those having the largest number of SC majority villages, having SC population greater than 50%, in their respective regions.
In the Northern region, Uttar Pradesh, having the maximum number of SC majority villages, did not concur to accept the Scheme and so Himachal Pradesh, which had the 2nd highest number of villages having greater than 50% SC population as per Census 2001, was selected for the implementation of the Scheme.
From Eastern region, Bihar was consciously selected despite having the 3rd largest no of villages having > 50% SC population in this region, due to its relative backwardness.
To ensure focused attention to the pilot Scheme, the selected States were asked to select villages from same, or 2-3 contiguous districts. States were also advised to give preference to the more backward districts.