**Executive Summary**
On May 26, 2026, the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment launched the PM-AJAY Portal and AJAY Mobile App to digitize the implementation of Scheduled Caste welfare schemes. This initiative transitions the Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojna (PM-AJAY) from paper-based processing to a real-time digital workflow. The tools are designed to ensure transparent governance, milestone-linked fund flows, and enhanced field-level monitoring for Adarsh Gram, Grant-in-Aid, and Hostel components.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Digital Transformation of Workflow**
* Transitions from paper-based surveys and Village Development Plan (VDP) preparation to an end-to-end digital platform.
* Integrates three major components: Adarsh Gram (from the existing PMAGY portal), Grant-in-Aid (GIA), and Hostel components.
* Provides a unified digital platform for real-time reporting, monitoring, and coordination.
* **AJAY Mobile App Features**
* Equipped with a unified login system, role-based access control, and geo-tagging capabilities.
* Supports mobile inspections, photo uploads, and notifications to reduce dependency on desktop-based operations.
* Offers a user-friendly interface for beneficiaries to access information on skilling, employment, and educational schemes.
* **Monitoring and Fund Management**
* The portal serves as a central command to enable milestone-linked fund flows, which are automated upon the digital approval of a VDP.
* Utilizes national, state, and district-level dashboards to monitor 50 socio-economic indicators across 10 developmental domains for model villages.
* Includes a Management Information System (MIS) for the GIA component to track state-wide financial outlays and funding allocations for livelihoods.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry, State, and District Authorities**
**Impact**
These stakeholders benefit from improved efficiency, faster reporting, and enhanced transparency through real-time dashboards and digital oversight tools.
**Action Required**
Authorities must transition to the portal and app for monitoring scheme progress and overseeing milestone-linked fund disbursements.
**Implementing Agencies and Field Functionaries**
**Impact**
They experience streamlined grassroots planning and a simplified workflow for conducting surveys and inspections via mobile devices.
**Action Required**
Field workers and administrators must utilize the mobile app for geo-tagging, photo uploads, and the digital preparation of Village Development Plans.
**Scheduled Caste Communities (Beneficiaries)**
**Impact**
Beneficiaries gain seamless, mobile-based access to schematic services and information regarding education, skilling, and employment.
**Action Required**
Community members can use the AJAY mobile app to access beneficiary-centric services and scheme-related information directly.
Key Entities Referenced
Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojna (PM-AJAY): An umbrella scheme aimed at the socio-economic development of Scheduled Caste (SC) communities through various welfare initiatives.
PM-AJAY Portal & AJAY Mobile App: Digital platforms launched to facilitate real-time monitoring, transparent governance, and milestone-linked fund flows for SC welfare schemes.
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment: The primary central ministry responsible for implementing and overseeing the PM-AJAY scheme and its digital components.
Dr. Virendra Kumar: The Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment who officially launched the digital tools for the PM-AJAY scheme.
Adarsh Gram Component: A key pillar of PM-AJAY focused on model village development, monitored through 50 socio-economic indicators across 10 developmental domains.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Union Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar launches the
PM-AJAY Portal & AJAY Mobile App to digitize
and strengthen the implementation of SC welfare
schemes.
The PM-AJAY Portal will enable real-time monitoring,
transparent governance and milestone-linked fund flow for
Adarsh Gram, GIA and Hostel components under PM-AJAY.
Posted On: 26 MAY 2026 5:53PM by PIB Delhi
Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar LAUNCHED ‘PM-AJAY’
PORTAL AND PM-AJAY MOBILE APP FOR EXPEDITED AND QUALITY IMPLEMENTATION OF
PRADHAN MANTRI ANUSUCHIT JAATI ABHYUDAY YOJNA (PM-AJAY) SCHEME aimed at
transition from paper based work flow and processing to end to end digital work flow and processing on
real time basis.
PM-AJAY portal and AJAY mobile app have been launched by Union Minister for Social Justice and
Empowerment – Dr. Virendra Kumar in the august presence of Minister of State – Shri. B.L Verma,
Secretary - Department of Social Justice and Empowerment - Shri Sudhansh Pant and senior officials of
the Department of Social Justice, Government of India. Secretaries and Senior Officials from all States
and UTs joined virtually.The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing multiple welfare initiatives under
PM AJAY aimed at socio-economic development of Scheduled Caste communities. The PM AJAY Mobile
App aims to provide mobile-based access to schematic services, village level last mile planning and
implementation, improve field-level monitoring, facilitate real-time reporting, and strengthen transparency
and digital governance.
The PM AJAY Mobile App has been conceptualized and developed as a unified digital platform to
transition from paper based work flow such as surveys and village development plans (VDPs) preparation
at filed level to digital platform. The application provides seamless access to scheme-related information,
monitoring, reporting, and beneficiary-centric services through a user-friendly mobile interface for
skilling, employment and educational schemes.
The mobile application integrates the following major components:
Adarsh Gram Component from the existing PMAGY portal.
Grant-in-Aid (GIA) Component under PM AJAY.
Hostel Component under PM AJAY.
Unified login system, grassroot level planning role-based access control, geo-tagging, dashboard
reporting, mobile inspections, photo uploads, notifications, and integration with existing portals. AJAY
App is an effective digital tool for improved efficiency, real-time monitoring, enhanced transparency,
faster reporting, better coordination, and reduced dependency on desktop-based operations. App will be
useful for Ministry officials, State and District authorities, implementing agencies, inspection officers,
hostel administrators, and field functionaries.
The PM-AJAY portal serves as the central command to enable milestone-linked fund flows. For the
Adarsh Gram component, the portal provides comprehensive national, state, and district-level dashboards
to monitor model village development against 50 monitorable socio-economic indicators across 10
developmental domains. It streamlines operations by automating milestone-linked tracking as soon as a
Village Development Plan (VDP) is digitally approved. Further, for the Grants-in-Aid (GIA) Component
for skilling and employment, the portal serves as a centralized planning mechanism and management
information system (MIS). This MIS aggregates state-wide data to track large-scale financial outlays and
funding allocations for livelihoods.
Dr. Virendra Kumar, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment highlighted this major step towards
transparent, digital and empowered service delivery for SC welfare initiatives. Dr. Virendra Kumar,
Minister (SJ&E) administered the pledge for Senior Citizen Welfare followed by the pledge on Nasha
Mukt Bharat.Shri Sudhansh Pant, Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment also pointed out the
various aspects of the PM-AJAY portal and AJAY mobile app.
The initiative will provide the streamlining the components and smooth implementation of the scheme.
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