20-Dec-2022: Implementation of BJRCY
The Scheme of Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana (BJRCY) has been merged with two other schemes of the Department and provision for construction/repairs of hostels for Scheduled Caste (SC) students is one of the components of the merged scheme, namely Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyudaya Yojana (PM-AJAY). Funds are provisioned under the single budget head of PM-AJAY, for all its components, including for Hostels.
Under the erstwhile BJRCY, the department provided 100% funding for all girls hostels and for boys hostels proposed by UT Administrations; 50% for boys hostels proposed by State Governments and 90% for Central Institutions. To promote enrollment of SCs in schools and higher educational institutions by provisioning adequate residential facilities for students, 100% central assistance is now being provided under PM-AJAY for construction of all Hostels for SCs, irrespective of the gender of the inmates.