Uttar Pradesh: Senior officers to monitor progress on ground in aspirational blocks

Senior officers will fan out to the 108 aspirational development blocks in the state to inspect the changes on ground, as per instructions issued by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

 

An "aspirational block" is one which lags behind in development and is targeted for improvement through the Aspirational Blocks Programme. There are 500 such blocks in India.

 

In a review meeting today in Lucknow, it was revealed that progress on 24 indicators in 108 aspirational development blocks is more than the state average.

 

Six districts of Uttar Pradesh are included in the first 10 aspirational districts of the country. In the field of health and nutrition: Balrampur, Siddharthnagar, Chandauli, Sonbhadra, Shravasti and Fatehpur are among the top-10 districts of the country.

 

Similarly, in the field of education: Balrampur, Sonbhadra, Shravasti, Siddharthnagar and Chitrakoot have also made it to the top 10 at the national level. Siddharthnagar is at the fifth place in the financial inclusion and skill development category.

 

Aurai (Sant Ravidas Nagar) development block has secured first place in the overall delta ranking in the period from March 2023 to March 2024. Richha (Bareilly) topped in the health and nutrition category, Chahaniya (Chandauli) in education, Salarpur (Badaun) in agriculture and allied services, Khesarha (Siddharthanagar) in basic infrastructure and Shukulbazar (Amethi) in social development category.

 

The CM has directed that eight different officers of the Principal Secretary/Secretary level will undertake three day tours to eight aspirational districts each. 108 officers of the Special Secretary level will visit 108 aspirational districts. These officers will make field inspections of the actual changes in different areas from the beginning of programs till now and prepare a detailed report. The list of Principal Secretary/Secretary and Special Secretary for the tour will be prepared by the Chief Minister's Office.

 

The CM said that it was the ‘clear’ goal of his government that no district, block or person should be deprived of the benefits of development.

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