The Centre informed the Rajya Sabha that 47,328 villages, including 435 in Telangana, have been selected under the PM-AJAY Adarsh Gram component. Of the 3.28 lakh development works identified, 46,642 have been completed, benefiting nearly 47.6 lakh people
The Centre highlighted the impact of its Antyodaya-driven welfare initiatives, particularly PM JANMAN and PM-AJAY, in improving housing, education, infrastructure, electrification, and livelihoods among tribal and Scheduled Caste communities, aiming to bring historically marginalised groups into mainstream development
