Aspirational Districts Map

About the Aspirational Districts Programme

In January 2018, NITI Aayog announced "Transformation of Aspirational Districts" programme which aims to quickly transform and uplift 101 backward districts in India in terms of basic amenities, infrastructure facilities, health facilities, standards of living, etc. This programme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an initiative towards the growth of these aspirational districts.

Under this programme, NITI Aayog has launched the baseline rankings for 101 aspirational districts across India. After consultation with the stakeholders, NITI Aayog has come out with 49 performance indicators which will help them to rank the progress of these 101 districts in question. The primary areas of focus in this programme are Health & Nutrition, Agriculture & Water Resources, Education, Financial Inclusion & Skill Development and Basic Infrastructure which will help the Government to decide which district has performed better under this programme.

Mewat, a district in Haryana, is ranked the lowest among all the backward districts while Andhra Pradesh's Vizianagaram has performed excellently under this programme. This is an opportunity for these backward districts to come at par with the other growing districts in India.

NITI Aayog has declared that it will come out with rankings of these districts by April 2018. The districts will be ranked on the basis of their performance in this programme. This programme believes in utilizing the potential of the people living in these districts so that they can actively participate in the flourishing economy.

NITI Aayog, along with the Government of Andhra Pradesh, has designed a dashboard to monitor the progress of these districts in real-time. On March 23, 2018, a workshop was organized by NITI Aayog to impart dashboard training to the representatives of these 101 districts. From April 2018 onwards, these districts will enter their data and from beginning May 2018, the districts will be ranked based on the incremental progress made. The public will have access to this dashboard to view the progress of these aspirational districts.

Through this programme, the Government is trying to raise the standards of living of its citizens and ensuring inclusive growth for all - SabkaSaath, SabkaVikas.

Rank	District	State	Score
1	Vizianagaram	Andhra Pradesh	48.13%
2	Rajnandgaon	Chhattisgarh	47.96%
3	Osmanabad	Maharashtra	47.53%
4	Cuddapah	Andhra Pradesh	47.43%
5	Ramanathapuram	Tamil Nadu	46.78%
6	Udham Singh Nagar	Uttarakhand	46.36%
7	Mahasamund	Chhattisgarh	45.87%
8	Virudhunagar	Tamil Nadu	45.57%
9	Korba	Chhattisgarh	45.19%
10	Khammam	Telangana	44.67%
11	Washim	Maharashtra	44.18%
12	Raichur	Karnataka	43.53%
13	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	42.66%
14	Gadchiroli	Maharashtra	42.50%
15	Rajgarh	Madhya Pradesh	42.18%
16	Moga	Punjab	41.70%
17	Dohad	Gujarat	41.61%
18	Narmada	Gujarat	41.43%
19	Damoh	Madhya Pradesh	41.12%
20	Bhoopalpalli	Telangana	41.06%
21	Hazaribagh	Jharkhand	40.46%
22	Chamba	Himachal Pradesh	40.36%
23	Kanker	Chhattisgarh	40.28%
24	Haridwar	Uttarakhand	40.05%
25	Dholpur	Rajasthan	39.78%
26	Chhatarpur	Madhya Pradesh	39.63%
27	Purbi Singhbhum	Jharkhand	39.45%
28	Bokaro	Jharkhand	39.45%
29	Ramgarh	Jharkhand	39.36%
30	West Sikkim	Sikkim	39.31%
31	Karauli	Rajasthan	39.30%
32	Ranchi	Jharkhand	39.12%
33	Baramula	Jammu & Kashmir	38.83%
34	Firozpur	Punjab	38.75%
35	Fatehpur	Uttar Pradesh	38.15%
36	Baran	Rajasthan	37.88%
37	Kupwara	Jammu & Kashmir	37.78%
38	Bastar	Chhattisgarh	37.40%
39	Nandurbar	Maharashtra	37.19%
40	Yadgir	Karnataka	37.17%
41	Khandwa	Madhya Pradesh	37.14%
42	Vidisha	Madhya Pradesh	37.12%
43	Begusarai	Bihar	37.04%
44	Chandauli	Uttar Pradesh	36.70%
45	Bijapur	Chhattisgarh	36.36%
46	Muzaffarpur	Bihar	36.27%
47	Guna	Madhya Pradesh	35.92%
48	Mamit	Mizoram	35.76%
49	Gumla	Jharkhand	35.62%
50	Kondagaon	Chhattisgarh	35.54%
51	Ribhoi	Meghalaya	35.42%
52	Aurangabad	Bihar	35.37%
53	Sirohi	Rajasthan	35.19%
54	Gaya	Bihar	35.14%
55	Dumka	Jharkhand	35.14%
56	Dantewada	Chhattisgarh	35.00%
57	Garhwa	Jharkhand	34.92%
58	Sheikhpura	Bihar	34.78%
59	Chatra	Jharkhand	34.72%
60	Palamu	Jharkhand	34.67%
61	Giridih	Jharkhand	34.57%
62	Godda	Jharkhand	34.46%
63	Nawada	Bihar	34.02%
64	Latehar	Jharkhand	33.94%
65	Lohardaga	Jharkhand	33.90%
66	Baksa	Assam	33.87%
67	Barwani	Madhya Pradesh	33.80%
68	Dhubri	Assam	33.62%
69	Khunti	Jharkhand	33.46%
70	West Singbhum	Jharkhand	33.44%
71	Narayanpur	Chhattisgarh	33.38%
72	Jamui	Bihar	33.30%
73	Barpeta	Assam	33.21%
74	Simdega	Jharkhand	33.14%
75	Chitrakoot	Uttar Pradesh	33.02%
76	Hailakandi	Assam	32.86%
77	Dhalai	Tripura	32.61%
78	Sitamarhi	Bihar	32.43%
79	Udalguri	Assam	32.28%
80	Khagaria	Bihar	32.22%
81	Jaisalmer	Rajasthan	32.15%
82	Banka	Bihar	31.95%
83	Sonebhadra	Uttar Pradesh	31.88%
84	Goalpara	Assam	31.88%
85	Purnia	Bihar	31.81%
86	Pakur	Jharkhand	31.55%
87	Darrang	Assam	31.26%
88	Chandel	Manipur	30.99%
89	Katihar	Bihar	30.76%
90	Sahibganj	Jharkhand	30.57%
91	Araria	Bihar	30.16%
92	Sukma	Chhattisgarh	29.93%
93	Namsai	Arunachal Pradesh	29.82%
94	Balrampur	Uttar Pradesh	29.41%
95	Siddharthnagar	Uttar Pradesh	29.26%
96	Bahraich	Uttar Pradesh	29.01%
97	Shrawasti	Uttar Pradesh	28.13%
98	Kiphire	Nagaland	28.04%
99	Singrauli	Madhya Pradesh	27.67%
100	Asifabad	Telangana	26.64%
101	Mewat	Haryana	26.02%

Last Updated on : October 10, 2022