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Aspirational Districts Programme

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The Aspirational Districts Programme is an initiative by the Government of India implemented by NITI Aayog with the help of various stakeholders to improve the living standards of people in aspirational districts.[1][2]

History

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The Aspirationnal Districts Programme(ADP) was launched in January 2018 by prime minister of India Narendra Modi. The programme is anchored by NITI Aayog in partnership with state governments and district level administrations.[3]

List of Districts

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There are 112 Aspirational districts identified throughout the nation covering minimum of one from each state in India.

State/ UT Districts State/ UT Districts State/ UT Districts
Jammu & Kashmir 1. Kupwara

2. Baramulla

Manipur 36. Chandel Maharashtra 92. Nandurbar

93. Washim

94. Gadchiroli

95. Osmanabad

Himachal Pradesh 3. Chamba Mizoram 37. Mamit Andhra Pradesh 96. Vizianagaram

97. Visakhapatnam

98. Y.S.R. Kadapa

Punjab 4. Moga

104. Firozpur

Tripura 38. Dhalai Karnataka 99. Raichur

100. Yadgir

Uttarakhand 5. Udham Singh Nagar

6. Haridwar

Meghalaya 39. Ribhoi Kerala 101. Wayanad
Haryana 7. Nuh Assam 40. Goalpara

41. Barpeta

42. Hailakandi

43. Baksa

44. Darrang

45. Udalguri

109. Dhubri

Tamil Nadu 102. Virudhunagar

103. Ramanathapuram

Rajasthan 8. Dholpur

9. Karauli

10. Jaisalmer

11. Sirohi

12. Baran

Jharkhand 46. Garhwa

47. Chatra

48. Giridih

49. Godda

50. Sahibganj

51. Pakur

52. Bokaro

53. Lohardaga

54. Purbi Singhbhum

55. Palamu

56. Latehar

57. Hazaribagh

58. Ramgarh

59. Dumka

60. Ranchi

61. Khunti

62. Gumla

63. Simdega

64. Pashchimi Singhbhum

Arunachal Pradesh 108. Namsai
Uttar Pradesh 13. Chitrakoot

14. Fatehpur

15. Bahraich

16. Shrawasti

17. Balrampur

18. Siddharthnagar

19. Chandauli

20. Sonebhadra

Odisha 65. Dhenkanal

66. Gajapati

67. Kandhamal

68. Balangir

69. Kalahandi

70. Rayagada

71. Koraput

72. Malkangiri

73. Nawarangpur

74. Nuapada

Telangana 110. Asifabad (Komaram Bheem)

111. Jayashankar Bhupalpally

112. Bhadradri kothagudem

Bihar 21. Sitamarhi

22. Araria

23. Purnia

24. Katihar

25. Muzaffarpur

26. Begusarai

27. Khagaria

28. Banka

29. Sheikhpura

30. Aurangabad

31. Gaya

32. Nawada

33. Jamui

Chhattisgarh 75. Korba

76. Rajnandgaon

77. Mahasamund

78. Kanker

79. Narayanpur

80. Dantewada

81. Bijapur

105. Bastar

106. Kondagaon

107. Sukma

Sikkim 34. West Sikkim Madhya Pradesh 82. Chhatarpur

83. Damoh

84. Barwani

85. Rajgarh

86. Vidisha

87. Guna

88. Singrauli

89. Khandwa

Nagaland 35. Kiphire Gujarat 90. Dahod

91. Narmada

Key Areas of Focus

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  • Health & Nutrition
  • Education
  • Agriculture & Water Resources
  • Financial Inclusion & Skill Development
  • Basic Infrastructure

Champions of change portal

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In April 2018 the Champions of change portal was set-up by NITI Aayog in partnership with Government of Andhra Pradesh to monitor the progress of the programme in the identified aspirational districts. The delta ranking is the overall ranking of the district. This portal provides the data and comprehensive analysis of key areas of focus of the programme. The ranking is open to public to monitor the performance.[4][5]

Aspirational Blocks programme

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The Government of India announced the Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP) on 7 January 2023. The initiative is being implemented in 500 Aspirational Blocks across 329 districts in the country, selected by an Inter-Ministerial Committee in consultation with state governments. Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the success of Aspirational Districts Programme "became the basis of the Aspirational Blocks programme".[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "India's aspirational districts programme resulted in sectoral growth: UNDP report". Hindustan Times. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. ^ "About the Aspirational Districts Programme | NITI Aayog". niti.gov.in. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ "How Aspirational Districts Programme became a people's movement to foster development". Firstpost. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. ^ "UP Shrawasti tops Niti Aayog aspirational district ranking in December". The Economic Times. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  5. ^ "UP's Sonbhadra tops aspirational district ranking in July". The Financial Express. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  6. ^ "PM launches 'Sankalp Saptaah', a week-long programme for Aspirational Blocks". Press Information Bureau. 30 September 2023. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.