Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM AJAY): UPSC Daily Important Topic | 16 March 2023
Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM AJAY)
✅PM-AJAY has been framed after merging the three erstwhile schemes
Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY)
Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCA to SCSP)
Babu Jagjivan Ram Chatrawas Yojana (BJRCY)
✅The objectives of the scheme are
Reduce poverty of the SC communities
Improve socio-economic developmental indicators Increase literacy and encourage enrollment of SCs in schools and higher educational institutions.