Chamba got first rank in health and nutrition Delta ranking

 Chamba gets 18th rank in aspirational districts

The district administration achieves the commendable first Delta rank in health and nutrition.

• Chamba district has got the 18th rank with a composite score of 42.2 in the Delta Ranking of 115 aspirational districts of the country as observed by the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development.
• The programme ‘Transformation of Aspirational Districts’ was launched by the Centre which aims at quickly and effectively transforming these districts.
• Conveying this achievement the ministry revealed that the district administration had achieved the commendable first Delta rank in health and nutrition.
• However, the ministry had observed that in basic infrastructure, the district had obtained 51st Delta rank while in agriculture and water resources, it was 47th.
• The overall composite index for being the top district was fixed at 51.2 per cent and Chamba had achieved 42.2 per cent, adding that the district administration had adopted strategic plans for climbing to the top 10 Delta ranks as set by the NITI Aayog.
• On June 29,2018, The NITI Aayog launched the first Delta ranking (incremental progress) for the Aspirational Districts, based on self-reported data of districts between March 31, 2018 to May 31, 2018.
• This was computed across five developmental areas of Health and Nutrition, Education, Agriculture and Water Resources, Financial Inclusion and Skill Development, and Basic Infrastructure.

Objective:

To spur a sense of competition among the dynamic teams in the districts.

About ‘Transformation of Aspirational Districts’ programme :

• Launched by the Hon’ble PM in January 2018, the ‘Transformation of Aspirational Districts’ programme aims to quickly and effectively transform some of the most underdeveloped districts of the country.
• The outline of the programme are Convergence (of Central & State Schemes), Collaboration (of Central, State level ‘Prabhari’ Officers & District Collectors), and Competition among districts driven by a Mass Movement or a Jan Andolan.
• With States as the main drivers, this program will focus on the strength of each district, identify low-hanging fruits for immediate improvement, measure progress, and rank districts.
• The Government is committed to raising the living standards of its citizens and ensuring inclusive growth for all – SabkaSaath, SabkaVikas.
• Health & Nutrition, Education, Agriculture & Water Resources, Financial Inclusion & Skill Development, and Basic Infrastructure are this programme’s core areas of focus.
• 49 key performance indicators have been chosen to measure progress of the districts. Districts are encouraged to first catch-up with the best district within their state, and subsequently aspire to become one of the best in the country, by competing with, and learning from others in the spirit of competitive & cooperative federalism.

By: Pooja Sharda