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Overview
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Launched by the Hon’ble PM in January 2018, the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) aims to quickly and effectively transform 112 most under-developed districts across the country. The broad contours of the programme are Convergence (of Central & State Schemes), Collaboration (of Central, State level Nodal Officers & District Collectors), and Competition among districts through monthly delta ranking; all driven by a mass movement.
With States as the main drivers, this Programme focuses on the strength of each district, identifying low-hanging fruits for immediate improvement and measuring progress by ranking districts on a monthly basis. The ranking is based on the incremental progress made across 49 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) under 5 broad socio-economic themes - Health & Nutrition, Education, Agriculture & Water Resources, Financial Inclusion & Skill Development and Infrastructure. The delta-ranking of Aspirational Districts and the performance of all districts are available on the Champions of Change Dashboard.
The Government is committed to raising the living standards of its citizens and ensuring inclusive growth for all – “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas aur Sabka Vishwas”. To enable utilization of their potential, this program closely focuses on improving people’s ability to participate fully in the burgeoning economy. 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.
NITI Aayog works closely with the respective line Ministries and various development partners to fast-track progress at the district level. The districts are also encouraged to develop and replicate best practices that drive improvement across the socio-economic themes. The Aspirational Districts Programme essentially is aimed at localizing Sustainable Development Goals, leading to the progress of the nation.
The performance of the Aspirational Districts are available in the public domain portal named “Champions of Change” at championsofchange.gov.in
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Reports
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Report Name Download Stories of change- Aspirational Districts and Blocks
List of 112 Aspirational Districts
Stories of Change: From India's Aspirational Districts
An Assessment Of Aspirational Districts Programme
Aspirational Districts Programme: An Appraisal
Aspirational Districts - Unlocking Potentials
DEEP DIVE - Insights from Champions of Change The Aspirational Districts Dashboard
Transformation of Aspirational Districts - Primer - A New India 2022
Transformation of Aspirational Districts - Primer - A New India 2022 - Hindi
Aspirational Districts Baseline Ranking, March 2018
Best Practices from Aspirational Districts (Volume 1)
List of Aspirational Districts
- Who's Who
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Name Designation Email Id Shri K. S. Rejimon Joint Secretary/ Programme Director
(ADP & ABP)ks[dot]rejimon[at]nic[dot]in Dr. Mahendra Kumar Deputy Secretary/ AMD (ADP & ABP) dr[dot]mkumar[dot]ias[at]gov[dot]in Shri Gaurav Katiyar Deputy Secretary g[dot]taiyar15[at]gov[dot]in Shri Keshav Singh N Consultant Gr. II keshavsingh[dot]n[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Shri Ranjay Kumar Under Secretary ranjay[dot]kumar[at]gov[dot]in Ms Sharmila Sharma Section Officer Sharmila[dot]sharma43[at]gov[dot]in Shri Sanjeev Kumar Consultant Gr. I sanjeev[dot]kumar08[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Shri Amitesh Kumar Pandey Consultant Gr. I amitesh[dot]kumarp[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Dr. Salman Ahmad Siddiqui Consultant Gr. I salmanahmad[dot]s[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Dr. Solanke Krishna Rustumrao Consultant Gr. I krishna[dot]solanke[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Shri Neelapu Kartheek Reddy Consultant Gr. I neelapuk[dot]reddy[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Shri Chandra Shekar Cheruku Consultant Gr. I chandra[dot]shekarc[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Shri Dadhich Indrodia Consultant Gr. I dadhich[dot]di[at]nic[dot]in Dr. Rajan Rawat Consultant Gr. I rajan[dot]rawat[at]nic[dot]in Shri Chandel Anuragsinh Consultant Gr. I anurag[dot]chandel[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Shri Neeraj Singh Young Professional neeraj[dot]singh1994[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Shri Shan Mohammad Young Professional shan[dot]mohammad[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Shri Gaurav Kumar Mishra Young Professional gk[dot]mishra94[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Shri Shivam Mishra Young Professional shivam[dot]mishra98[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Ms. Misbah Shah Young Professional misbah[dot]shah[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Ms. Prarthana Pawale Young Professional Prarthana[dot]p[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Shri Sanjeev Kumar Sinha Young Professional sanjeev[dot]kumarsinha[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Ms. S Gauri Gopal Young Professional sgauri[dot]gopal[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Ms. Sharna Chakraborty Young Professional sharna[dot]c[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Shri Allada Lokesh Young Professional allada[dot]lokesh[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Ms. Rupali Gupta Young Professional rupali[dot]g[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Ms. Ronza Shereef Young Professional ronza[dot]shereef[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Ms. Mugdha Vijay Narkar Young Professional mugdha[dot]narkar[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Ms. Sreelakshmi S Young Professional sreelakshmi[dot]27[at]govcontractor[dot]in Ms. Shambhavi Singh Young Professional singh[dot]shambhavi[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Ms. Mehmeet Chaudhary Young Professional Mehmeet[dot]121[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Ms. Ann Maria Jose Young Professional Annmaria[dot]jose[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Shri Amarjoyti Mohapatra Young Professional amarjyoti[dot]m[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Ms. Sonal Priyanka Young Professional sonal[dot]priyanka[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Ms. Asmi Saini Young Professional asmi[dot]saini[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Ms. Binal Desai Young Professional binal[dot]desai[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Ms. Suman Meena Young Professional suman[dot]meena0501[at]niti[dot]gov[dot]in Shri Abhishek Jha Assistant Section Officer abhishek[dot]jha429[at]gov[dot]in Ms. Megha Gupta Assistant Section Officer gupta[dot]megha[at]gov[dot]in Ms. Kashish Goyal Assistant Section Officer kashishgoyal151[dot]kb[at]nic[dot]in Shri Monti Shakya Office Assistant mrmonti0143[at]gmail[dot]com
