🔆 *Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY)* 📍 *Context* : PM-AJAY, launched in 2022 by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, aims to uplift SC-dominated villages and provide socio-economic benefits to Scheduled Caste (SC) communities. 📍 *Key Features* : ✅ Transforms SC-dominated villages into ‘Adarsh Grams’ (model villages). ✅ Provides grants-in-aid for socio-economic development and education infrastructure (including constructing and repairing educational hostels for SC students). ✅ Focuses on villages with more than 40% SC population. 📍 *Beneficiaries* : ✅ SC citizens in eligible villages. 📍 *Implementing Authority* : ✅ Managed by the Central Management Information System. 📍 *Subsumed Schemes* : ✅ Includes the SCA to SCSP, BJRCY, and PMAGY schemes. #governmentschemes #pmajayyojana #upsc #jkpsc #ssc #jkssn