Archive · 3 Aug 2026
PM-AJAY Adarsh Gram: 47,328 Villages, 46,642 Works Completed
The Indian government is working on a program called PM‑AJAY to help people from Scheduled Castes.
They picked 47,328 villages to improve things like schools, roads, and health.
In all, they finished 46,642 projects that helped almost 48 million people.
In Telangana, they started work in 435 villages and already helped 472 people in education.
The government wants states to double‑check the work to make sure it is done right.
47,328 villages selected under PM‑AJAY Adarsh Gram, including 435 in Telangana.
46,642 development works completed, benefiting 47,59,399 beneficiaries nationwide.
3,28,131 development works and 1,10,51,213 beneficiaries identified under the scheme.
In Telangana, 3,529 beneficiaries identified in education, 472 already benefited.
States and Union Territories directed to verify self‑declaration of Adarsh Gram for third‑party audit.
- Who
- Ramdas Athawale, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment
- What
- Update on the PM-AJAY Adarsh Gram component progress
- When
- Sunday
- Where
- Rajya Sabha, New Delhi
- Why
- To promote socio‑economic development of Scheduled Castes through village development
- Villages selected
- 47,328
- Development works completed
- 46,642
- Beneficiaries benefited
- 47,59,399
- Beneficiaries identified
- 1,10,51,213
- Telangana education beneficiaries identified
- 3,529
- Telangana beneficiaries benefited
- 472
