Archive · 28 Sep 2026
PM-AJAY Releases Over Rs 1,730 Crore to States for Skilling
PM-AJAY is a government program that supports Scheduled Caste communities.
It combines three older government schemes.
From FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26, more than Rs 1,730 crore was given directly to states.
This money helped more than 2.5 lakh individuals and groups receive skills and livelihood support.
The program also works to improve villages where many residents belong to Scheduled Castes.
It has covered 47,243 villages, and 18,093 of them were declared model villages by September 8, 2026.
The scheme also helps build and repair student hostels.
A new app and website are intended to make the program’s work faster and easier to monitor.
More than Rs 1,730 crore was released directly to states under PM-AJAY from FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26.
The funding supported skilling and livelihood assistance for over 2.5 lakh individual and group beneficiaries.
The scheme’s Adarsh Gram component covered 47,243 villages and benefited more than 47.79 lakh citizens.
A total of 18,093 villages had been declared Adarsh Grams as of September 8, 2026.
The PM-AJAY mobile app and portal are shifting scheme processing to a real-time digital workflow.
- Who
- The Government of India and state governments, supporting Scheduled Caste communities and beneficiaries.
- What
- More than Rs 1,730 crore was released under PM-AJAY for skilling, livelihoods, village development and related support.
- When
- From FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26; the factsheet reports progress as of September 8, 2026.
- Where
- Across India, including Scheduled Caste-majority villages and student hostels.
- Why
- To promote sustainable livelihoods, education, infrastructure and improved quality of life for Scheduled Caste communities.
- Funding released
- More than Rs 1,730 crore directly released to states
- Funding period
- FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26
- Beneficiaries
- Over 2.5 lakh individual and group beneficiaries
- Villages covered
- 47,243 villages under the Adarsh Gram component
- Citizens benefited
- More than 47.79 lakh citizens
- Adarsh Grams
- 18,093 villages declared Adarsh Grams as of September 8, 2026
- Hostels completed
- 785 student hostels completed as of September 2026