Niti Aayog to revamp Aspirational Districts Programme

The Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP), the flagship scheme to transform 112 underdeveloped districts, will be revamped as the NITI Aayog aims to incorporate “major refinements and structural improvements in the existing framework, with selective modifications in programme design and implementation process”, the policy think tank told a House panel.…

Key takeaways

Quick scan — what you need to know:

• The Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP), the flagship scheme to transform 112 underdeveloped districts, will be revamped as the NITI Aayog aims to incorporate “major refinements and structural…
• New districts might be added to the scheme, it stated.

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• ovements in the existing framework, with selective modifications in programme design and implementation process”, the policy think tank told a House panel. New districts might be added to the scheme, it stated. The…
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Why it matters

Why readers and decision-makers should care:

• The Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP), the flagship scheme to transform 112 underdeveloped districts, will be revamped as the NITI Aayog aims to incorporate “major refinements and structural…
• New districts might be added to the scheme, it stated.