ASPIRATIONAL BLOCK PROGRAMME

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• The Union Government will soon launch the Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP), a new initiative along the lines of the Aspirational District Programme.
  • The Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP) was announced by the Union Finance Minister in her 2022-23 Budget speech.
• Under the Programme, a total of 500 blocks across the country have been identified based on the recommendations of a four-member committee constituted by the government last year.
• The NITI Aayog, in partnership with the states, will release a quarterly ranking of these blocks based on their performance on development indicators covering sectors such as health, education and nutrition, among others.

Aspirational District Programme (ADP) :

• The Union Government launched the ‘Transformation of Aspirational Districts’ programme in 2018.
• The overall objective of the programme;
  • Convergence of Central & State Schemes.
  • Collaboration of Central, State level ‘Prabhari’ Officers and District Collectors.
  • Competition among districts with a spirit of mass Movement.
• 115 districts were transparently identified from 28 states by a committee of Senior Officers to the Government of India, in consultation with State Officials using a composite index.
  • The Composite index included data from the Socio-Economic Caste Census, Key health and education sector performance and the basic infrastructure of the State.
• The NITI Aayog coordinates and manages the programme with support from Central Ministries and State Governments.
  • NITI Aayog is supervising the initiative in 30 districts.
  • Various central ministries oversee 50 districts.
  • The Ministry of Home Affairs focuses on 35 Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts.
• The Officers at the level of Joint Secretary or Additional Secretary are nominated to become the ‘Central Prabhari Officers’ of each district.
• States have appointed Prabhari officers.
• An Empowered Committee under the NITI Aayog will help to converge various government schemes and efforts.
• NITI Aayog release the Delta ranking for Aspirational Districts to assess the performance across 5 developmental areas;
  • Health and Nutrition.
  • Education.
  • Agriculture and Water Resources.
  • Financial Inclusion and Skill Development.
  • Basic Infrastructure.

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