MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTERY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
(a) 117 districts were selected as aspirational districts. This includes 35 districts selected by the Ministry of Home Affairs on the basis of these districts been affected by Left Wing Extremism (L.W.E). For the selection of the rest of the 82 districts, they have been identified on the basis of a composite index. List of these data bases and their weightage in the composite index is attached in annexure I. After selection the districts, all the States were requested that in case the State wants any replacement in the district on the basis of objective criteria, Government of India would be open to such suggestions. Accordingly, six states, namely, Sikkim, Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Gujarat suggested changes in the list which was accepted. Government of West Bengal where 5 districts were selected is yet to join this programme and therefore currently the Aspirational Districts Programme is being implemented in 112 districts. In Maharashtra, under this programme 4 districts have been selected – Washim, Osmanabad, Nandurbar and Gadchiroli. List of State wise 112 Aspirational Districts is attached as Annexure-II.
(b) For the selection of Aspirational Districts no additional survey was conducted but data bases as referred to in annexure-I above were used. This included data obtained from Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 and National Family Health Survey (NFHS) IV.
(c) For monitoring of development of Aspirational districts, 49 specific performance indicators in the sectors of health, nutrition, school education, agriculture and water resource, financial inclusion and skill development and basic infrastructure were identified. Niti Aayog has created a web portal – championsofchange.gov.in on which districts are filing data pertaining to these indicators on real time basis. These data values can be accessed at district, State and central level, facilitating monitoring at these levels. Based on the incremental progress, districts are ranked which has given rise to a healthy competition among districts.
(d) Aspirational District Programme was launched on Jan 5, 2018. The improvement in 49 indicators, reflected on the web portal mentioned above allows the district teams to assess the impact of their programme. In addition, a team of third party evaluator is also undertaking household based sample survey and gives feedback to district administration.
(e) As stated in (d) above.
(f) The web-portal is functional. In addition, third party evaluators have already conducted two rounds of surveys so far.
Annexure I
Composite Index for selection of Aspiration Districts
Databases Sector Weight
Landless households dependent on Manual labour (Socio Economic Caste Census – Deprivation 7) Deprivation 25%
Ante natal care ( National Health and Family Survey (NHFS-4) Health & Nutrition 7.5%
Institutional delivery( NHFS-4) 7.5%
Stunting of children below 5 years ( NFHS-4) 7.5%
Wasting in children below 5 yrs ( NFHS-4) 7.5%
Elementary dropout rate ((Unified District Information System for Education (U-DISE 2015-16) Education 7.5%
Adverse pupil teacher ratio ( U-DISE 2015-16) 7.5%
Un-electrified households ( Ministry of Power) Infra 7.5%
Households without individual toilets ( Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation ) 7.5%
Un-connected PMGSY village ( Ministry of Rural Development ) 7.5%
Rural Household without access to water ( Ministry of Drinking water and sanitation ) 7.5%
Total 100%
Annexure-II
NITI Aayog ( List of 112 Aspirational Disricts.
S.No. State District
1 Andhra Pradesh Vizianagaram
2 Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam
3 Andhra Pradesh Y.S.R. Kadapa
4 Arunachal Pradesh Namsai
5 Assam Goalpara
6 Assam Barpeta
7 Assam Hailakandi
8 Assam Baksa
9 Assam Darrang
10 Assam Udalguri
11 Assam Dhubri
12 Bihar Sitamarhi
13 Bihar Araria
14 Bihar Purnia
15 Bihar Katihar
16 Bihar Muzaffarpur
17 Bihar Begusarai
18 Bihar Khagaria
19 Bihar Banka
20 Bihar Sheikhpura
21 Bihar Aurangabad
22 Bihar Gaya
23 Bihar Nawada
24 Bihar Jamui
25 Chhattisgarh Korba
26 Chhattisgarh Rajnandgaon
27 Chhattisgarh Mahasamund
28 Chhattisgarh Kanker
29 Chhattisgarh Narayanpur
30 Chhattisgarh Dantewada
31 Chhattisgarh Bijapur
32 Chhattisgarh Bastar
33 Chhattisgarh Kondagaon
34 Chhattisgarh Sukma
35 Gujarat DAHOD
36 Gujarat Narmada
37 Haryana Mewat
38 Himachal Pradesh Chamba
39 Jammu & Kashmir Kupwara
40 Jammu & Kashmir Baramula
41 Jharkhand Garhwa
42 Jharkhand Chatra
43 Jharkhand Giridih
44 Jharkhand Godda
45 Jharkhand Sahibganj
46 Jharkhand Pakur
47 Jharkhand Bokaro
48 Jharkhand Lohardaga
49 Jharkhand Purbi Singhbhum
50 Jharkhand Palamu
51 Jharkhand Latehar
52 Jharkhand Hazaribagh
53 Jharkhand Ramgarh
54 Jharkhand Dumka
55 Jharkhand Ranchi
56 Jharkhand Khunti
57 Jharkhand Gumla
58 Jharkhand Simdega
59 Jharkhand Pashchimi Singhbhum
60 Karnataka Raichur
61 Karnataka Yadgir
62 Kerala Wayanad
63 Madhya Pradesh Chhatarpur
64 Madhya Pradesh Damoh
65 Madhya Pradesh Barwani
66 Madhya Pradesh Rajgarh
67 Madhya Pradesh Vidisha
68 Madhya Pradesh Guna
69 Madhya Pradesh Singrauli
70 Madhya Pradesh Khandwa
71 Maharashtra Nandurbar
72 Maharashtra Washim
73 Maharashtra Gadchiroli
74 Maharashtra Osmanabad
75 Manipur Chandel
76 Meghalaya Ribhoi
77 Mizoram Mamit
78 Nagaland Kiphire
79 Odisha Dhenkanal
80 Odisha Gajapati
81 Odisha Kandhamal
82 Odisha Balangir
83 Odisha Kalahandi
84 Odisha Rayagada
85 Odisha Koraput
86 Odisha Malkangiri
87 Odisha Nawarangpur
88 Odisha Nuapada
89 Punjab Moga
90 Punjab Firozpur
91 Rajasthan Dholpur
92 Rajasthan Karauli
93 Rajasthan Jaisalmer
94 Rajasthan Sirohi
95 Rajasthan Baran
96 Sikkim West Sikkim
97 Tamil Nadu Virudhunagar
98 Tamil Nadu Ramanathapuram
99 Telangana Asifabad
100 Telangana Bhopapalli
101 Telangana Bhadradri
102 Tripura Dhalai
103 Uttar Pradesh Chitrakoot
104 Uttar Pradesh Fatehpur
105 Uttar Pradesh Bahraich
106 Uttar Pradesh Shrawasti
107 Uttar Pradesh Balrampur
108 Uttar Pradesh Siddharthnagar
109 Uttar Pradesh Chandauli
110 Uttar Pradesh Sonebhadra
111 Uttarakhand Udham Singh Nagar
112 Uttarakhand Haridwar
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