{"id":146335,"date":"2022-04-28T18:44:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T13:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmakhani.com\/?p=146335"},"modified":"2022-04-28T18:44:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T13:14:31","slug":"niti-aayog-holds-day-long-conference-on-aspirational-districts-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/pa\/niti-aayog-holds-day-long-conference-on-aspirational-districts-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"NITI Aayog Holds Day-long Conference on Aspirational Districts Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"qtranxs-available-languages-message qtranxs-available-languages-message-pa\">\u0a2e\u0a3e\u0a2b\u0a3c \u0a15\u0a30\u0a28\u0a3e, \u0a07\u0a39 \u0a16\u0a2c\u0a30 \u0a24\u0a41\u0a39\u0a3e\u0a21\u0a40 \u0a2c\u0a47\u0a28\u0a24\u0a40 \u0a2d\u0a3e\u0a38\u0a3c\u0a3e \u0a35\u0a3f\u0a71\u0a1a \u0a09\u0a2a\u0a32\u0a2c\u0a27 \u0a28\u0a39\u0a40\u0a02 \u0a39\u0a48\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/newsmakhani.com\/en\/\">\u0a15\u0a3f\u0a30\u0a2a\u0a3e \u0a15\u0a30\u0a15\u0a47 \u0a07\u0a71\u0a25\u0a47 \u0a26\u0a47\u0a16\u0a4b\u0964<\/a><\/p><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n<p><span id=\"ltrSubtitle\"><strong>Stories of Change Report Released Detailing Best Practices across the Aspirational Districts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ReleaseDateSubHeaddateTime text-center pt20\"><strong>DELHI :- 28 APR 2022\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"pt20\"><\/div>\n<p>As part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, NITI Aayog held a day-long conference on the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP).<\/p>\n<p>The conference, \u2018Sehbhagita se Samriddhi\u2019, saw wide participation from District Collectors and Central Prabhari Officers of Aspirational Districts, officials from Union Ministries and NITI Aayog, and representatives from development partners.<\/p>\n<p>A report, titled \u2018Stories of Change\u2019, on 30 innovative interventions by the Aspirational Districts was also released. These interventions\u2014selected on the basis of the usage of behavioural principles, innovation, replicability and potential for impact\u2014demonstrate how behavioural insights can drive outcomes on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing attention to the high expectations of the people for health service delivery, NITI Aayog Member Dr VK Paul said we needed to strive towards the saturation of key maternal and child health schemes and focus on last-mile service delivery.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the participants, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said, \u2018ADP has emerged as a unique platform for development partners to work with the government at the grassroots level. Their active engagement has led to significant progress.\u2019 He highlighted how the partnership between the district teams and the development partners has been instrumental in improving the impact of schemes while improving the understanding of critical requirements of the districts.<\/p>\n<p>Five sessions on \u2018State Capacity\u2019, \u2018Education\u2019, \u2018Agriculture\u2019, \u2018Skill Development and Livelihood\u2019, and \u2018Health\u2019 were held. The \u2018State Capacity\u2019 session focused on challenges and emerging best practices for improving last-mile service delivery through behaviour change communication and efficient data management. Local initiatives led by districts, such as that in Dumka in Jharkhand for strengthening block- and panchayat-level functionaries, were discussed.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts of the government and development partners for addressing learning loss among children during the pandemic were discussed in the session on \u2018Education\u2019. Special initiatives led by districts such as Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, and Nuapada, Odisha, for addressing learning gaps and bringing back out-of-school children were presented.<\/p>\n<p>The session on \u2018Agriculture\u2019 focused on challenges that directly affect farmers such as dwindling water tables, small per capita land holdings, and climate change. It also focused on developing targeted action plans, infrastructure development for the value chain and ensuring access to market and technology. Several initiatives such as water rejuvenation projects undertaken in Aspirational Districts were shared.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Skill Development and Livelihood\u2019 session focused on developing demand-based and context-specific livelihoods in the Aspirational Districts, particularly in the context of SHGs and other micro-enterprises. Special initiatives led by districts such as Dantewada in Chhattisgarh in addressing challenges through Farmer Producer Organizations and effective methods of tracking livelihood opportunities and benefits accorded to the households were discussed.<\/p>\n<p>The session on \u2018Health\u2019 focused on the role of development partners in supporting existing government staff to build capacity, particularly in initiatives to reduce malnutrition, and anaemia among women through rice fortification, millet-based recipes under the Integrated Child Development Scheme, and NITI\u2019s pilot project to streamline the Government of India\u2019s Anaemia Mukt Bharat interventions in five districts in Jharkhand.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsmakhani.com\/vice-president-calls-for-creating-awareness-on-preventive-healthcare\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">READ\u00a0 MORE\u00a0 :-\u00a0 Vice President calls for creating awareness on preventive healthcare<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0a2e\u0a3e\u0a2b\u0a3c \u0a15\u0a30\u0a28\u0a3e, \u0a07\u0a39 \u0a16\u0a2c\u0a30 \u0a24\u0a41\u0a39\u0a3e\u0a21\u0a40 \u0a2c\u0a47\u0a28\u0a24\u0a40 \u0a2d\u0a3e\u0a38\u0a3c\u0a3e \u0a35\u0a3f\u0a71\u0a1a \u0a09\u0a2a\u0a32\u0a2c\u0a27 \u0a28\u0a39\u0a40\u0a02 \u0a39\u0a48\u0964 \u0a15\u0a3f\u0a30\u0a2a\u0a3e \u0a15\u0a30\u0a15\u0a47 \u0a07\u0a71\u0a25\u0a47 \u0a26\u0a47\u0a16\u0a4b\u0964 Stories of Change Report Released Detailing Best Practices across the Aspirational Districts DELHI :- 28 APR 2022\u00a0 As part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, NITI Aayog held a day-long conference on the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP). 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