Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojna(PM-AJAY)

The Scheme Aims to:

1. To reduce poverty of the SC communities by generation of additional employment opportunities through skill development, income generating schemes and other initiatives.
2. To improve socio-economic developmental indicators by ensuring adequate infrastructure and requisite services in the SC dominated villages.
3. 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.