Lok Sabha Question No. 591 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Development of Aspirational Districts
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 591

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2022

## DEVELOPMENT OF ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS

## †591. SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) the targets set for the development of aspirational districts identified by NITI Aayog for the financial year 2022-23 along with the number and details of districts in respect of which the target has not been achieved;
- (b) the schemes framed for the development of aspirational districts on all fronts for the financial year 202122 along with the details of objectives set thereunder;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  implement  the  said  schemes  on  the  basis  of  sustainable development goals and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether NITI Aayog is formulating any action plan for capacity building at the level of Panchayati Raj Institutions in aspirational districts; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) The Aspirational Districts Programme does not specify any targets. Instead, the Programme has a list of indicators on the basis of which the Districts are monitored. A list of these indicators is provided at Annexure.

(b) and (c) The Aspirational Districts Programme is over and above the existing schemes of the Central and the State Governments concerned and as such it is in the nature of additionality. The broad strategy of the Aspirational Districts Programme rests on the 3 Cs  - Convergence (between Central and State Schemes),  Collaboration  (between  Centre,  State,  District  Administration,  Development  Partners  and Citizens)  and  Competition  (between  Districts).  NITI  Aayog  does  not  run  any  new  scheme  in Aspirational Districts. The main strategy of the programme is based on convergence of existing schemes run by Central and State Governments. Districts monitor their progress on indicators listed in Annexure above and are ranked on basis of their monthly progress. This system of robust monitoring and ranking helps the districts to achieve significant improvement in the sectors under focus.

(d) and  (e)  The  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  is  implementing  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan  (RGSA)  w.e.f.  financial  year  2018-19  across  all  States/  Union Territories for developing governance capabilities of Panchayati Raj Institution (PRIs). The scheme has been  further  updated  in  the  current  financial  year.    The  primary  aim  of  the  scheme  is  strengthening Panchayati  Raj  Institutions  (PRIs)  for  achieving  Sustainable  Development  Goals  (SDGs)  with  main thrust on convergence with Mission Antyodaya and emphasis on strengthening PRIs in 112 Aspirational districts. It is envisaged that strengthening PRls would empower Gram Sabhas to function as effective institutions with the social inclusion of citizens particularly the vulnerable groups.

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Annexure

## List of 49 Key Performance Indicators

|   S. No. | Sector/ Theme     | Key Performance Indicators                                                                                                   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1.1 | Health &Nutrition | Percentage of Pregnant Women receiving four or more antenatal care check-ups against total ANC registration                  |
|      1.2 | Health &Nutrition | Percentage of ANC registered within the first trimester against total ANC registration                                       |
|      1.3 | Health &Nutrition | Percentage of pregnant women (PW) registered for ANC against estimated pregnancies                                           |
|      2   | Health &Nutrition | Percentage of pregnant women taking Supplementary Nutrition under the ICDS programme regularly                               |
|      3.1 | Health &Nutrition | Percentage of Pregnant having severe anaemia treated, against PW having severe anaemia tested cases.                         |
|      3.2 | Health &Nutrition | Percentage of Pregnant Women tested for Haemoglobin (Hb) 4 or more times for respective ANCs, against total ANC registration |
|      4.1 | Health &Nutrition | Sex Ratio at birth                                                                                                           |
|      4.2 | Health &Nutrition | Percentage of institutional deliveries out of total estimated deliveries                                                     |
|      5   | Health &Nutrition | Percentage of home deliveries attended by an SBA (Skilled Birth Attendance) out of total Home deliveries                     |
|      6.1 | Health &Nutrition | Percentage of new-borns breastfed within one hour of birth                                                                   |
|      6.2 | Health &Nutrition | Percentage of live born infants with a birth weight 2500 gms                                                                 |
|      6.3 | Health &Nutrition | Proportion of live babies weighed at birth                                                                                   |
|      7   | Health &Nutrition | Percentage of underweight children under 5 years                                                                             |
|      8.1 | Health &Nutrition | Percentage of stunted children under 5 years                                                                                 |
|      8.2 | Health &Nutrition | Percentage of children with Diarrhoea treated with ORS                                                                       |
|      8.3 | Health &Nutrition | Percentage of children with Diarrhoea treated with Zinc                                                                      |
|      8.4 | Health &Nutrition | Percentage of children with ARI in the last 2 weeks taken to a health facility                                               |
|      9.1 | Health &Nutrition | Percentage of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)                                                                                |
|      9.2 | Health &Nutrition | Percentage of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM)                                                                              |

| 10.1   | Health &Nutrition             | Breastfeeding children receiving adequate diet (6-23 months)                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|--------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 10.2   | Health &Nutrition             | Non-Breastfeeding children receiving adequate diet (6-23 months)                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 11     | Health &Nutrition             | Percentage of children fully immunized (9-11 months) (BCG+ DPT3 + OPV3 + Measles1)                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 12.1   | Health &Nutrition             | Tuberculosis (TB) case notification rate (Public and Private Institutions) as against estimated cases                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 12.2   | Health &Nutrition             | TB Treatment success rate among notified TB patients (public and private)                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 13.1   | Health &Nutrition             | Establishment of Health &Wellness Centres (HWCs)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 13.2   | Health &Nutrition             | Proportion of Primary Health Centers compliant to Indian Public Health Standards                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 13.3   | Health &Nutrition             | functional FRUs (First referral units) rate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 13.4   | Health &Nutrition             | Availability of specialist services in District hospitals against IPHS norms                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 13.5   | Health &Nutrition             | Conduct of village health, Sanitation, Nutrition Days                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 13.6   | Health &Nutrition             | Proportion of Anganwadis with own buildings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 13.7   | Health &Nutrition             | Percentage of First referral units (FRU) having labour room and obstetrics OT NQAS certified (i.e., meet LaQShya guidelines)                                                                                                                                                      |
| 14.1   | Education                     | Transition Rate (a) Primary to Upper Primary level                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 14.2   | Education                     | (b) Upper Primary to Secondary level                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 15     | Education                     | Toilet access: %schools with functional girls' toilets                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 16     | Education                     | Learning outcomes (Average in government schools) (a) Mathematics performance in Class 3 (b) Language performance in Class 3 (c) Mathematics performance in Class 5 (d)Language performance in Class 5 (e) Mathematics performance in Class 8 (f) Language performance in Class 8 |
| 17     | Education                     | Female literacy rate (15+ Age group)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 18     | Education                     | Percentage of schools with functional drinking water facility                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 19     | Education                     | Percentage of schools with functional electricity facility at secondary level                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 20     | Education                     | Percentage of elementary schools complying with RTE specified Pupil Teacher Ratio                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 21     | Education                     | Percentage of schools providing textbooks to children within 1 month of start of the academic session                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 22     | Agriculture & Water Resources | Water Positive investments and Employment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| (a)    | Agriculture & Water Resources | Percentage of net sown area under micro-irrigation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

| (b)   | Agriculture Resources   | & Water             | Number of water bodies rejuvenated under MGNREGA                                                                          |
|-------|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 23    | Agriculture & Resources | Water               | Crop Insurance- Percentage of net sown area under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)                                |
| 24    | Agriculture & Resources | Water               | Increase in Critical Inputs usage and supply                                                                              |
| (a)   | Agriculture & Resources | Water               | 3 (a)Percentage increase in agricultural credit                                                                           |
| (b)   | Agriculture Resources   | & Water             | 3 (b) Certified quality seed distribution                                                                                 |
| 25    | Agriculture Resources   | & Water             | Number of mandi in the district linked to electronic market                                                               |
| 26    | Agriculture Resources   | & Water             | A) Percentage change in Price Realization (Wheat) B) Percentage change in Price Realization (Paddy Common, Paddy Grade A) |
| 27    | Agriculture Resources   | & Water             | Percentage share of high value crops to total sown area in district                                                       |
| 28    | Agriculture Resources   | & Water             | Agricultural productivity of 2 major crops                                                                                |
| 29    | Agriculture Resources   | & Water             | Percentage of animals vaccinated                                                                                          |
| 30    | Agriculture Resources   | & Water             | Artificial Insemination coverage                                                                                          |
| 31    | Agriculture & Resources | Water               | Number of Soil Health Cards distributed                                                                                   |
| 32    | Financial Inclusion     | Financial Inclusion | Total Disbursement of Mudra loan (in rupees) per 1 Lakh population                                                        |
| 33    | Financial Inclusion     | Financial Inclusion | Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY ): Number of Enrolments per 1 Lakh population                             |
| 34    | Financial Inclusion     | Financial Inclusion | Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY): Number of Enrolments per 1 Lakh population                                   |
| 35    | Financial Inclusion     | Financial Inclusion | Atal Pension Yojana (APY): Number of Beneficiaries per 1 Lakh population                                                  |
| 36    | Financial Inclusion     | Financial Inclusion | Percentage of bank accounts seeded with Aadhaar as a percentage of total banking accounts                                 |
| 37    | Financial Inclusion     | Financial Inclusion | Number of accounts opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana                                                            |
| 38    | Skill Development       | Skill Development   | No of youth certified in short term and long-term training schemes / no of youth in district in age group 15-29           |
| 39    | Skill Development       | Skill Development   | No of certified youth employed/ No of youth trained under short term and long-term training                               |
| 40    | Skill Development       | Skill Development   | Number of Apprentices completing/Total number of trainees registered on the portal                                        |

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|   41 | Skill Development    | No of people certified under Recognition of Prior Learning / Non formally skilled workforce                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   42 | Skill Development    | Number of Vulnerable/Marginalized youth certified trained under short term and long term training a) Women - certified trained, b) SC - certified trained c) ST - certified trained d) OBC - certified trained e) Minorities - certified trained f) Differently abled - certified trained) / Total Number of youth certified trained |
|   43 | Basic Infrastructure | Percentage of households with electricity connection                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|   44 | Basic Infrastructure | Percentage of Gram panchayats with internet connection                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|   45 | Basic Infrastructure | (a) Percentage of habitations with access to all weather roads under PMGSY (b) Cumulative number of kilometres of all-weather road work completed as a percentage of total sanctioned kilometres in the district under PMGSY                                                                                                         |
|   46 | Basic Infrastructure | Percentage of households with Individual Household Latrines                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|   47 | Basic Infrastructure | Percentage of Rural habitations with access to adequate quantity of potable water - 40 lpcd drinking water in rural                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|   48 | Basic Infrastructure | Coverage/ establishment of Common Service Centres at Gram Panchayat level                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|   49 | Basic Infrastructure | Number of pucca houses constructed for household who are shelter-less or having one room with kuchha wall and kuchha roof or having 2 room with kuchha wall and roof                                                                                                                                                                 |