Uttar Pradesh Government Chalked Out Roadmap to Implement Scheme on Aspirational Districts Programme, Says Yogi Adityanath

Lucknow, April 10: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today said his government had chalked out a roadmap to implement the Transformation of Aspirational Districts programme. Speaking at the Yojana Bhawan here today, Adityanath said, "For the success of the programme, all the persons concerned have to work with a positive frame of mind. With public co-operation, the targets of the programme can be achieved and for this, there is no paucity of resources."

He added that of the 115 such aspirational districts in the country, eight were from Uttar Pradesh -- Balrampur, Bahraich, Shrawasti, Siddharthnagar, Sonbhadra, Chandauli, Fatehpur and Chitrakoot. "After deliberating with the Niti Aayog, 49 indicators have been finalised to measure the progress of the districts. These include health, nutrition, education, agriculture, water resources, financial inclusion and skill development," Adityanath said.

Speaking on the occasion, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said, "Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in the country and hence, its contribution to the country's development is inevitable. In the last few years, despite a high GDP growth rate, India's position on the Human Development Index was 138. To improve the country's HDI ranking, the prime minister has initiated the transformation programme of the aspirational districts."

He added that the officials of the central and state governments should tour these districts so that development could be given a direction through coordinated efforts. The Transformation of Aspirational Districts programme aims to quickly and effectively transform these districts. The broad contours of the programme are convergence (of central and states' schemes), collaboration (of central, state-level prabhari officers and district collectors), and competition among districts, driven by a mass movement.