Prime Minister in January 2018 launched the ‘Transformation
of Aspirational Districts’ programme. It aims to quickly and effectively
transform the backward districts of India.
The broad contours of the programme are Convergence (of
Central & State Schemes), Collaboration (of Central, State level
‘Prabhari’ Officers & District Collectors), and competition among
districts driven by a mass Movement.
States are the main drivers, and this program will focus on
the strength of each district, identify low-hanging fruits for immediate
improvement, measure progress, and rank districts.
The
aim
To enable optimum utilization of their potential, this
program focuses closely on improving people’s ability to participate fully in
the burgeoning economy. Health & Nutrition, Education, Agriculture &
Water Resources, Financial Inclusion & Skill Development, and Basic
Infrastructure are this programme’s core areas of focus.
After several rounds
of consultations with various stakeholders, 49 key performance indicators have
been chosen to measure progress of the districts. Districts are prodded and
encouraged to first catch-up with the best district within their state, and
subsequently aspire to become one of the best in the country, by competing
with, and learning from others in the spirit of competitive & cooperative
federalism.
To measure the work of this aspirational district, the NITI
ayog launches Delta Ranking.
The
Delta Ranking of Aspirational District
Niti
Aayog has released the Second Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts
Programme. The ranking details the incremental progress achieved by the
districts during June to October this year across six key development sectors.
If
these districts are transformed, there would be tremendous improvement in the
internal security environment of the country. If Prabhari officers can bring
convergence in the development efforts of different Ministries and state
Governments and the schemes specially launched by Home Ministry in these
districts, it would serve as a great opportunity to ensure rapid development in
the country
How are districts ranked?
The districts have been ranked
in a transparent basis on parameters across various performance indicators
like Health and Nutrition, Education, Skill Development and Basic
Infrastructure among others.
The rankings are based on the
data that is publicly available through the Champions of Change Dashboard,
which includes data entered on a real-time basis at the district level.
Performances
of various districts
Top
performers: Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu has shown the most
improvement overall, followed by Nuapada district in Odisha, Siddarthnagar in
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar’s Aurangabad and Koraput in Odisha. These districts have
championed the development narrative in fundamental parameters of social
progress.
Least
performers: Meanwhile, Nagaland’s Kiphire district, Jharkhand’s Giridih,
Chatra in Jharkhand, Hailakandi in Assam, and Pakur in Jharkhand have shown
least improvement.
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