Lok Sabha Question No. 247 (STARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: Progress under PM-AJAY
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO.247 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2025

## PROGRESS UNDER PM-AJAY

*247. SHRI RAJESH NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of progress made and outcomes under the Pradhan Mantri Annsuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY); and
- (b) the number of districts in Gujarat covered under this scheme and the total number of beneficiaries of this scheme in Gujarat?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) to (b) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (B) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.247 FOR ANSWER ON 18.03.2025 RAISED BY SHRI RAJESH NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA REGARDING PROGRESS UNDER PMAJAY

(a) Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyudaya Yojana, a centrally sponsored scheme launched in 2021-22, which consists of three components namely Adarsh Gram, Grants-in-aid and Hostel. Under Adarsh Gram component, 29,846 villages have been selected for the cycle up to 2025-26. Till date, 11,016 villages have been declared as Adarsh Grams. Under Grantin-Aid Component a total of 2,01,006 beneficiaries have been covered as reported by the States since 2021-22 and a total of 9549 projects have been approved under various interventions such as skill development, income generation and infrastructure development. Under Hostel component, so far 866 hostels have been sanctioned, of which 520 are for girls and 346 for boys, covering 69212 beneficiaries.

(b) Under the Adarsh Gram component of PM-AJAY, all villages having more than 40 percent Scheduled Caste population and total population of more than or equal to 500 as per the latest census are covered. As per this criteria, in Gujarat, 56 villages across 16 districts are identified. The district-wise list of villages in Gujarat is at Annexure I.

As reported by the State, under Grants-in-Aid component, 39,721 beneficiaries have been covered. Under the Hostel component, 17 hostels have been sanctioned across 9 districts in Gujarat benefiting 3,270 students. The details of hostels sanctioned in Gujarat are at Annexure II.

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## Annexure in r/o Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 247 on Progress under PM-AJAY

District-wise list of villages in Gujarat covered under Adarsh Gram component of PM-AJAY:

| S.No.   |
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| 1       |
| 4       |
| 5       |
| 7       |
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| 12      |
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## Annexure in r/o Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 247 on Progress under PM-AJAY

## Details of Hostel in Gujarat sanctioned under Hostel component of PMAJAY: a) Girls' Hostel

| S. No   | Hostel                                                                | District   |   No. of students |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------|
| 1       | Govt. Girls hostel                                                    | Ahmedabad  |               100 |
| 2       | University Campus, Gujarat University                                 | Ahmedabad  |               250 |
| 3       | University Campus M.S. University                                     | Vadodara   |               250 |
| 4       | University Campus Vir Narmad South Gujarat Suniversity                | Surat      |               250 |
| 5       | University Campus Saurashtra University Rajkot.                       | Rajkot     |               250 |
| 6       | University Campus Maharaja Krishna Kumar Singhji University Bhavnagar | Bhavnagar  |               250 |
| 7       | University Campus Sardar Patel University, Anand                      | Anand      |               125 |
| 8       | Gujarat Rajya Backward Class Gram Vikas Parishad,                     | Ahmedabad  |                60 |
|         | Total                                                                 | Total      |              1535 |

## b) Boys Hostel

| S. No   | Hostel                                                                | District   |   No. of students |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------|
| 1       | Babu Jagjivan Ram Pratisthan(Ideal Residential School)                | Idar       |               120 |
|         | Adarsha Residential School, Amreli                                    | Amreli     |               120 |
|         | Adarsha Residential School, Jamnagar                                  | Jamnagar   |               120 |
|         | University campus Gujarat University                                  | Ahmedabad  |               250 |
| 5       | University campusM.S University, Vadodra                              | Vadodra    |               250 |
| 6       | University Campus Vir NarmdaSouth Gujarat University                  | Surat      |               250 |
|         | University campus Shaurastra University Rajkot                        | Rajkot     |               250 |
| 8       | University campus Maharaja Krishna Kumar Singhji University Bhavnagar | Bhavnagar  |               250 |
| 9       | University campus Sardar Patel University, Anand                      | Anand      |               125 |
| Total   | Total                                                                 | Total      |              1735 |

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