Aspirational Districts: Odisha’s Malkangiri Tops In Agriculture & Water Resources Sector

By OB Bureau On Feb 10, 2022

Malkangiri: Odisha’s Malkangiri has topped NITI Aayog’s list of ‘Most Improved Aspirational Districts in Agriculture & Water Resources Sector’ for the month of December 2021.

Malkangiri is followed by Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh, Baramulla in J&K, Ramgarh in Jharkhand and Begusarai in Bihar, in NITI Aayog’s Delta Rankings for December 2021.

Thanks to the untiring efforts of the officials and the people of district, #Malkangiri has topped the list of most improved #AspirationalDistricts in Agriculture & Water Resource sector for the month of December @OdishaSecretary @OdishaWater @CMO_Odisha @PRDeptOdisha https://t.co/TbOANqWpEJ

— Collector & DM, Malkangiri (@dm_malkangiri) February 9, 2022

According to NITI Aayog’s website, “launched by PM Narendra Modi in January 2018, the Aspirational Districts programme 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 ‘Prabhari’ officers & District Collectors), and ‘Competition’ among districts through monthly Delta ranking; all driven by a mass movement”.

The ranking is based on the incremental progress made across 49 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) under five broad socio-economic themes — Health & Nutrition, Education, Agriculture & Water Resources, Financial Inclusion & Skill Development and Infrastructure, it says.