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Saichaitanya JadhavAIR 68

Question Q.7)GS3GS1

The Aspirational Blocks Programme, built upon the success of the Aspirational Districts Programme, can help in achieving the twin objectives of enabling balanced growth and checking stressed migration. Comment.

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Introduction

Aspirational District Programme was started by NITI Aayog to identify & develop those poorly developed districts which has high potential in terms of growth indicators. There were 115 in number.

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Main Body

Aspirational Block Programme:

It updated version of before, where a two or more district constituted as block to get targeted for development.

Success of Aspirational District programme:

1Rise in GDDP (Gross district domestic producing) numbers as per NITI Aayog
2Best case study model was set up by there district [e.g.] Kumram [illegible] Asifabad as millet district
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  • Explains NITI Aayog's role
  • Shows progression from districts to blocks
  • References GDDP metrics
  • Provides specific district example

Topper

Saichaitanya Jadhav

AIR 68

Subject & Paper

GS3GS1

Topic

Development Programs

Regional Development

Aspirational Blocks Programme

Writing Stats

88

Total words

5

Paragraphs

explanatory

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