MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTER OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS
(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
(a) Yes Madam. The Government of India has selected 117 districts which have shown relatively slow progress in key social indicators for rapid transformation. These 117 districts are spread over 28 States in India. These districts are called “Aspirational Districts.” On January 5, 2018, Aspirational District Programme ( ADP) has been launched under which the Centre and States would work as a team to assist District administration for rapidly transforming these districts. As this programme focuses on Health, Nutrition, education, agriculture and water resources, financial inclusion and skill development and basic infrastructure and seeks to improve the performance of the districts across these sectors, this is in line with the Government’s vision to create New India by 2022.
(b) The list of 117 districts selected for the programme is attached in annexure I
(c) 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, Districts have been identified on the basis of composite index. The data bases and their weightage in the composite index is attached in annexure II. After selection, 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 some changes in the list and as a result, 9 districts have been changed in this programme.
(d) No special funds have been sanctioned or earmarked for the Aspirational Districts Programme. Its core strategy is to improve efficiency in the programmes which are already approved through convergence.
(e) Under this programme Central Prabhari Officer have been assigned at the Centre level to monitor
the implementation of the programme. They are to assist the State Government and the district
administration to improve their performance by acting as a bridge between the State Government,
District and the Government of India. Key Performance Indicators have been identified and district
has been requested to create a vision document and an action program. A dynamic dashboard is
facilitating the district to ascertain its position among the Aspirational Districts in India on the basis
of incremental change. This in turn is expected to enthuse the District Magistrates to become
competitive and with the assistance of their own state government to improve their position. In
addition, key Central Ministries have prioritized these districts in their programme. This has resulted
in improving the focus of the district administration towards the activities which are critical for
improving the quality of life of people in these districts and their economic productivity.
ANNEXURE I
NITI Aayog
List of Aspirational Districts
State NITI Aayog Districts Ministries pool of districts MHA LWE Districts Total
Andhra Pradesh 1. Vizainagram 1. Visakhapatnam 3
Andhra Pradesh 2. Cuddapah
Arunachal Pradesh 1. Namsai 1
Assam 1. Darrang 1. Udalgiri 7
Assam 2. Dhubri 2. Hailakandi
Assam 3. Barpeta
Assam 4. Goalpara
Assam 5. Baksa
Bihar 1. Katihar 1. Khagaria 1. Aurangabad 13
Bihar 2. Begusarai 2. Purnia 2. Banka
Bihar 3. Sheikhpura 3. Gaya
Bihar 4. Araria 4. Jamui
Bihar 5. Sitamarhi 5. Muzaffarpur
Bihar 6. Nawada
Chhattisgarh 1. Korba 1. Bastar 10
Chhattisgarh 2. Mahasamund 2. Bijapur
Chhattisgarh 3. Dantewada
Chhattisgarh 4. Kanker
Chhattisgarh 5. Kondagaon
Chhattisgarh 6. Narayanpur
Chhattisgarh 7. Rajnandgaon
Chhattisgarh 8. Sukma
Gujarat 1. Narmada 2
Gujarat 2. Dahod
Haryana 1. Mewat 1
Himachal Pradesh 1. Chamba 1
Jammu and Kashmir 1. Kupwara 2
Jammu and Kashmir 2. Baramula
Jharkhand 1. Sahebganj 1. Godda 1. Latehar 19
Jharkhand 2. Pakaur 2. Lohardaga
Jharkhand 3. Palamu
Jharkhand 4. PurbiSinghbhum
Jharkhand 5. Ramgarh
Jharkhand 6. Ranchi
Jharkhand 7. Simdega
Jharkhand 8. West Singhbhum
Jharkhand 9. Bokaro
Jharkhand 10. Chatra
Jharkhand 11. Dumka
Jharkhand 12. Garhwa
Jharkhand 13. Girdih
Jharkhand 14. Gumla
Jharkhand 15. Hazaribagh
Jharkhand 16. Khunti
Karnataka 1. Yadgir 2
Karnataka 2. Raichur
Kerala 1. Wayanad 1
Madhya Pradesh 1. Damoh 1. Chhatarpur 8
Madhya Pradesh 2. Singrauli 2. Rajgarh
Madhya Pradesh 3. Barwani 3. Guna
Madhya Pradesh 4. Vidisha
Madhya Pradesh 5. Khandwa
Maharashtra 1. Nandurbar 1. Washim 1. Gadchiroli 4
Maharashtra 2. Osmanabad
Manipur 1. Chandel 1
Meghalaya 1. Ribhoi 1
Mizoram 1. Mamit 1
Nagaland 1. Kiphire 1
Odisha 1. Rayagada 1. Kandhamal 1. Koraput 10
Odisha 2. Kalahandi 2. Gajapati 2. Malkangiri
Odisha 3. Dhenkanal
Odisha 4. Balangir
Odisha 5. Nabarangpur
Odisha 6. Nuapada
Punjab 1. Firozpur 2
Punjab 2. Moga
Rajasthan 1. Baran 1. Dholpur 5
Rajasthan 2. Jaisalmer 2. Karauli
Rajasthan 3. Sirohi
Sikkim 1. West Sikkim 1
Tamil Nadu 1. Ramanathapuram 2
Tamil Nadu 2. Virudhunagar
Telengana 1. Bhoopalpalli 1. Khammam 3
Telengana 2. Asifabad
Tripura 1. Dhalai 1
Uttar Pradesh 1. Chitrakoot 1. Chandauli 8
Uttar Pradesh 2. Balrampur 2. Siddharthnagar
Uttar Pradesh 3. Bahraich 3. Fatehpur
Uttar Pradesh 4. Sonbhadra
Uttar Pradesh 5. Shrawasti
Uttarakhand 1. Haridwar 2
Uttarakhand 2. Udham Singh Nagar
West Bengal 1. Murshidabad 1. Nadia 5
West Bengal 2. Maldah 2. Dakshin Dinajpur
West Bengal 3. Birbhum
** At this stage West Bengal (5 District) have not joined this programme.
Annexure II
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 ( NHFS-4) 7.5%
Wasting in children below 5 yrs ( NHFS-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%
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