Aspirational Districts Programme

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

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

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

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

Champions of change portal

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

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]

References

^ "India's aspirational districts programme resulted in sectoral growth: UNDP report". Hindustan Times. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "About the Aspirational Districts Programme | NITI Aayog". niti.gov.in. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
^ "How Aspirational Districts Programme became a people's movement to foster development". Firstpost. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ "UP Shrawasti tops Niti Aayog aspirational district ranking in December". The Economic Times. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
^ "UP's Sonbhadra tops aspirational district ranking in July". The Financial Express. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
^ "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.

[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.

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