PASSAGE on Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana

The centrally sponsored scheme of Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) is being implemented since 2009-10 for integrated development of Scheduled Castes (SCs) majority villages. Since 2018-19, the scheme implementation guidelines were comprehensively revised. During 2021-22, this scheme has been merged with two other existing schemes of this Department to be known as Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY), for which an amount of Rs.1800.00 cr. has been allocated for the financial year 2021-22.  

The principal objective of the ‘Adarsh Gram’ component of the merged scheme of PMAJAY is integrated development of SC majority villages through convergent implementation of the relevant Central and State Schemes. The scheme was started on pilot basis wherein 1000 such villages were selected. In 2014-15, the scheme was further expanded to 1500 more villages.