MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT TO LAUNCH 'PM-AJAY' PORTAL AND PM-AJAY MOBILE APP FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PRADHAN MANTRI ANUSUCHIT JAATI ABHYUDAY YOJNA (PM-AJAY) SCHEME

• PM-AJAY (Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojana) is a 100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJE) for socio-economic uplift of Scheduled Castes, operational since 2021-22.
• It is a merger of three legacy schemes: PMAGY, SCA to SCSP, and BJRCY.
• News hook: A dedicated PM-AJAY Portal and Mobile App are being launched (25 May 2026) to digitise grassroots workflows across all three components.