GoI has revised guidelines for implementation of the Centrally sponsored Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana of PM-AJAY. As per revised guidelines of Construction/Repair of Educational Hostels for SC students (Boys and Girls), construction of new Hostel Buildings (separately for Boys and Girls Hostels) as well as repair of existing Hostels constructed under this component {including hostels constructed under earlier Scheme of Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhatrawas Yojana (BJRCY)} are envisaged for providing residential facilities to the students of the target groups.
Eligibility: Higher educational institutions which are top-ranked as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of Government of India as well as other Central Institutes (such as CIPET, Institutes under control of this Ministry etc.) and State Institutes which are funded by the Central Government/State Governments/UT Administrations fully or partially shall be eligible for funding under this component. Similarly, schools which are fully or partially funded by the State Governments/UT Administrations and recommended by the concerned State/UTs Governments.
Submission of Proposals-The proposal for construction/expansion/repair of hostels in schools as well as State Universities or Institutions shall required to submitted by the respective State Government/UT Administration to the Ministry on the portal devised exclusively for this purpose. The proposals of top ranked NIRF Central Universities or Institutions as well as other Central Institutes (such as CIPET, Institutes under control of this Ministry etc.) which are fully or partially funded by the Central Government shall be submitted to the Ministry through online web-portal with all the requisite documents. After submission of the same, a print out of the said proposals along with all the requisite documents is to be sent to their respective Administrative Ministries/Departments, who in turn will forward the same to this Ministry along with their recommendations for release of grants-in-aid under the Scheme.
Cost Norms: The department would provide 100% funding for hostels as per the norms detailed below. Any expenditure on construction or repair of hostels over and above the admissible central assistance will be borne by the implementing agencies concerned from their own budget.
For Construction: The cost norms for construction/expansion of hostels will be as under:
i. North Eastern Region : Rs.3.50 lakh per inmate
ii. Northern Himalayan Regions* : Rs.3.25 lakh per inmate
iii. Rest of the country: Rs.3.00 lakh per inmate *Jammu & Kashmir, Laddakh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh
In addition to the admissible central assistance under the component, a one-time grant of Rs.5000/- per student would also be provided for making provisions of a cot, a table and a chair for each student and for common facilities like Television, Computer, Kitchen equipment, etc. This one-time grant shall be released after utilization of central assistance provided by the Government for construction of the hostel as per the approved plan.
Repair of Hostels: Central assistance for repair of the operational hostels will be provided to implementing agencies, once in every five years after operationalization of the hostel. It will be limited to a maximum of Rs.5.00 lakh for one hostel of 50 inmates, Rs.10.00 lakh for 100 inmates, Rs.15.00 lakh for 150 inmates and so on.