🔷Aspirational Districts Programme
◼️Launched in January 2018, the ‘Transformation of Aspirational Districts’ initiative aims to remove this heterogeneity through a mass movement to quickly and effectively transform these districts.
◼️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 spirit of mass Movement.
◼️With States as the main drivers, this program will focus on the strength of each district, identify low-hanging fruits for immediate improvement, measure progress, and rank districts.
◼️Selection of districts
▫️A total of 117 Aspirational districts have been identified by NITI Aayog based upon composite indicators.
▫️These include Health & Nutrition, Education, Agriculture & Water Resources, Financial Inclusion and Skill Development and Basic Infrastructure which have an impact on Human Development Index.
◼️Weightage has been accorded to these districts as below:
▫️Health & Nutrition (30%)
▫️Education (30%)
▫️Agriculture & Water Resources (20%)
▫️Financial Inclusion & Skill Development (10%)
▫️Basic Infrastructure (10%)
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