Tag: Aspirational Districts

Though the Narendra Modi government is providing all possible assistance to the State, there has been a poor progress of the welfare schemes funded by the Centre in Odisha, alleged the Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare

Modi said that for development in aspirational districts, a direct connection between the administration and the public as well as an emotional connection is very important.

Bhubaneswar: After the proposal of the Centre to use District Mineral Fund (DMF) for the development of the eight identified ‘aspirational districts’ from Odisha, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday lashed out at the BJP-led Central government accusing it of maintaining double standards in its much hyped ‘aspirational districts’ programme. Targeting NITI Aayog and […]

Bhubaneswar: After Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik gave the fourth meeting of the NITI Aayog Governing Council a miss drawing flak from various quarters, a new controversy has surfaced over frequent transfers of collectors and officials of the districts included in the ‘aspirational districts’ programme. As per reports, NITI Aayog has asked the State government not […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in a letter urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to reconsider Odisha’s decision to not include eight backward districts in the Centre’s ‘aspirational districts’ list. Pradhan wrote that unwarranted controversy should not be created over the inclusion of the eight districts – Rayagada, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Dhenkanal, Bolangir, Koraput and Malkangiri […]

New Delhi: The NITI Aayog on Wednesday launched the baseline ranking for 101 aspirational districts based on 49 indicators across several sectors including health and nutrition, education, agriculture and water resources. The other sectors include financial inclusion, skill development and basic infrastructure. NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said that a few more districts will be added […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: While extending full support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s idea of ‘one nation, one election’ at the all-party meeting in Delhi, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said that the Centre should leave micro issues to the State and focus only on macro issues. “As regards development of Aspirational Districts, Centre should […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday nominated Secretary-level officers for the 10 ‘Aspirational Districts’ as per the instructions of the Union government. As per official sources, the Planning and Convergence department has issued a notification nominating 10 senior officers (Secretary-in-charge) of the aspirational districts for a period of three months with effect from April 1, […]