Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr Virendra Kumar today launched the PM-AJAY Portal and AJAY Mobile App to digitize and strengthen the implementation of Scheduled Caste welfare schemes in New Delhi. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said that the initiative will expedite and ensure the quality of implementation of Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhyuday Yojna (PM-AJAY) scheme aimed at transition from paper based workflow and processing towards a fully digital workflow and real-time processing. The Ministry said that 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.
On the occasion, Dr Kumar described this initiative as a major step towards transparent, digital and empowered service delivery for SC welfare initiatives. The Minister also administered the pledge for Senior Citizen Welfare followed by the pledge on Nasha Mukt Bharat.
The PM AJAY Mobile App has been conceptualized and developed as a unified digital platform to transition from paper based workflow such as surveys and village development plans preparation at field level to digital platform. The Mobile App also facilitate Unified login system, grassroot level planning role-based access control, geo-tagging, dashboard reporting, mobile inspections, photo uploads, notifications, and integration with existing portals.