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.
History The Aspirational 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.
List of Districts There are 112 Aspirational districts identified throughout the nation covering minimum of one from each state in India. +State/ UTDistricts State/ UTDistrictsState/ UTDistrictsJammu & Kashmir1. Kupwara 2. BaramullaManipur36. ChandelMaharashtra92. Nandurbar 93. Washim
94. Gadchiroli
95. OsmanabadHimachal Pradesh3. ChambaMizoram37. MamitAndhra Pradesh96. Vizianagaram 97. Visakhapatnam
98. Y.S.R. KadapaPunjab4. Moga 104. FirozpurTripura38. DhalaiKarnataka99. Raichur 100. YadgirUttarakhand5. Udham Singh Nagar 6. HaridwarMeghalaya39. RibhoiKerala101. WayanadHaryana7. NuhAssam40. Goalpara 41. Barpeta
42. Hailakandi
43. Baksa
44. Darrang
45. Udalguri
109. DhubriTamil Nadu102. Virudhunagar 103. RamanathapuramRajasthan8. Dholpur 9. Karauli
10. Jaisalmer
11. Sirohi
12. BaranJharkhand46. 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 SinghbhumArunachal Pradesh108. NamsaiUttar Pradesh13. Chitrakoot 14. Fatehpur
15. Bahraich
16. Shrawasti
17. Balrampur
18. Siddharthnagar
19. Chandauli
20. SonebhadraOdisha65. Dhenkanal 66. Gajapati
67. Kandhamal
68. Balangir
69. Kalahandi
70. Rayagada
71. Koraput
72. Malkangiri
73. Nawarangpur
74. NuapadaTelangana110. Asifabad (Komaram Bheem) 111. Jayashankar Bhupalpally
112. Bhadradri kothagudemBihar21. Sitamarhi 22. Araria
23. Purnia
24. Katihar
25. Muzaffarpur
26. Begusarai
27. Khagaria
28. Banka
29. Sheikhpura
30. Aurangabad
31. Gaya
32. Nawada
33. JamuiChhattisgarh75. Korba 76. Rajnandgaon
77. Mahasamund
78. Kanker
79. Narayanpur
80. Dantewada
81. Bijapur
105. Bastar
106. Kondagaon
107. SukmaSikkim34. West SikkimMadhya Pradesh82. Chhatarpur 83. Damoh
84. Barwani
85. Rajgarh
86. Vidisha
87. Guna
88. Singrauli
89. KhandwaNagaland35. KiphireGujarat90. 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.
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".
See also Champions of change portal Aspirational Districts Collaborative portal
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