Lok Sabha Question No. 1685 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri Arun Bharti

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1685 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2026

## PRADHAN MANTRI ANUSUCHIT JAATI ABHYUDAY YOJANA

## 1685. SHRI ARUN BHARTI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has approved/sanctioned new 'Adarsh Grams' in Jamui district during Financial Year 2025-26 under the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PMAJAY), if so, the block-wise status and timeline;
- (b) the physical and financial progress of the construction of the SC/ST Post-Matric Hostel in Jamui town as on January 1, 2026;
- (c) whether the funds released and utilised under the Pre-Matric Scholarship scheme for cleaning-prone occupations in Jamui during Financial Year 2025-26;
- (d) whether shortfall identified in the disbursement of scholarships to SC students in Jamui due to portal glitches and remedial timeline; and
- (e) whether any new approvals proposed for Jamui under the Venture Capital Fund for SC Entrepreneurs in Financial Year 2026-27, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE)

(a): In the Jamui district, 68 villages have been selected during 2025-26 under the Adarsh Gram component of the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana (PM-AJAY). However, as the State Government of Bihar is not yet implementing the Adarsh Gram component, no village in Jamui district has been sanctioned/approved as an Adarsh Gram during Financial Year 2025-26.

- (b): No SC/ST Post-Matric Hostel has been sanctioned in Jamui district, Bihar.
- (c): The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment administers the Centrally Sponsored Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for SCs & Others and Post-Matric Scholarships Scheme for SC Students, which is being implemented through the States/UTs. The objective of Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for SCs & Others is to promote literacy and uninterrupted education at the Pre-Matric level for children belonging to Scheduled Castes (Component I) and children of parents/guardian who are engaged in unclean and hazardous occupations (Component-II) and to provide financial assistance. The details of physical and financial achievements during the current Academic Year (AY) 2025-26 (as on 05.02.2026) in the State of Bihar, in respect of the Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for SCs & Others under Component-l, are as follows. The district-wise data under the scheme is not maintained on a Financial Year basis.

:

| A.Y.    | Central Share released (In Rs.)   |   Beneficiaries |
|---------|-----------------------------------|-----------------|
| 2025-26 | 7,09,800                          |             338 |

The Pre-Matric Scholarships Scheme for SCs & Others (Component-II) is not yet being implemented by the State Government of Bihar.

- (d): The Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme is open-ended and demand-driven for the eligible students of all the recognised institutions across India. The released Central share is contingent upon States/UTs transmitting their State/UT share paid data to the National Scholarship Portal (NSP).
- (e): No application has been received from the Jamui District, Bihar, under the Venture Capital Fund for SC Entrepreneurs for the Financial Year 2026-27.

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