Aspirational Districts Programme


The Aspirational Districts Programme is an initiative by the Government of India implemented by NITI Aayog with the help of various stakeholders to improve the living standards of people in aspirational districts.

History

The Aspirational Districts Programme was launched in January 2018 by prime minister of India Narendra Modi. The programme is anchored by NITI Aayog in partnership with state governments and district level administrations.

List of Districts

There are 112 Aspirational districts identified throughout the nation covering minimum of one from each state in India.
State/ UTDistrictsState/ UTDistrictsState/ UTDistricts
Jammu & Kashmir1. Kupwara
2. Baramulla		Manipur36. ChandelMaharashtra92. Nandurbar
93. Washim
94. Gadchiroli
95. Osmanabad
Himachal Pradesh3. ChambaMizoram37. MamitAndhra Pradesh96. Vizianagaram
97. Visakhapatnam
98. Y.S.R. Kadapa
Punjab4. Moga
104. Firozpur		Tripura38. DhalaiKarnataka99. Raichur
100. Yadgir
Uttarakhand5. Udham Singh Nagar
6. Haridwar		Meghalaya39. RibhoiKerala101. Wayanad
Haryana7. NuhAssam40. Goalpara
41. Barpeta
42. Hailakandi
43. Baksa
44. Darrang
45. Udalguri
109. Dhubri		Tamil Nadu102. Virudhunagar
103. Ramanathapuram
Rajasthan8. Dholpur
9. Karauli
10. Jaisalmer
11. Sirohi
12. Baran		Jharkhand46. Garhwa
47. Chatra
48. Giridih
49. Godda
50. Sahibganj
51. Pakur
52. Bokaro
53. Lohardaga
54. Purbi Singhbhum
55. Palamu
56. Latehar
57. Hazaribagh
58. Ramgarh
59. Dumka
60. Ranchi
61. Khunti
62. Gumla
63. Simdega
64. Pashchimi Singhbhum		Arunachal Pradesh108. Namsai
Uttar Pradesh13. Chitrakoot
14. Fatehpur
15. Bahraich
16. Shrawasti
17. Balrampur
18. Siddharthnagar
19. Chandauli
20. Sonebhadra		Odisha65. Dhenkanal
66. Gajapati
67. Kandhamal
68. Balangir
69. Kalahandi
70. Rayagada
71. Koraput
72. Malkangiri
73. Nawarangpur
74. Nuapada		Telangana110. Asifabad
111. Jayashankar Bhupalpally
112. Bhadradri kothagudem
Bihar21. Sitamarhi
22. Araria
23. Purnia
24. Katihar
25. Muzaffarpur
26. Begusarai
27. Khagaria
28. Banka
29. Sheikhpura
30. Aurangabad
31. Gaya
32. Nawada
33. Jamui		Chhattisgarh75. Korba
76. Rajnandgaon
77. Mahasamund
78. Kanker
79. Narayanpur
80. Dantewada
81. Bijapur
105. Bastar
106. Kondagaon
107. Sukma
Sikkim34. West SikkimMadhya Pradesh82. Chhatarpur
83. Damoh
84. Barwani
85. Rajgarh
86. Vidisha
87. Guna
88. Singrauli
89. Khandwa
Nagaland35. KiphireGujarat90. Dahod
91. Narmada

Key Areas of Focus

In April 2018 the Champions of change portal was set-up by NITI Aayog in partnership with Government of Andhra Pradesh to monitor the progress of the programme in the identified aspirational districts. The delta ranking is the overall ranking of the district. This portal provides the data and comprehensive analysis of key areas of focus of the programme. The ranking is open to public to monitor the performance.

Aspirational Blocks programme

The Government of India announced the Aspirational Blocks Programme on 7 January 2023. The initiative is being implemented in 500 Aspirational Blocks across 329 districts in the country, selected by an Inter-Ministerial Committee in consultation with state governments. Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the success of Aspirational Districts Programme "became the basis of the Aspirational Blocks programme".