Ri-Bhoi district will be among the 112 Aspirational Districts in the country to join the ‘Sampoornata Abhiyan’, a three-month campaign from July 4 to September 30 2024 launched by NITI Aayog.
The campaign will undertake a sustained effort to achieve saturation of six key indicators in Aspirational Districts and six key indicators in Aspirational Blocks across the country.
The six identified key indicators across Aspirational Districts under ‘Sampoornata Abhiyan’ are percentage of pregnant women registered for Antenatal Care (ANC) within the first trimester, percentage of pregnant women taking Supplementary Nutrition under the ICDS Programme regularly, percentage of children fully immunised (9-11 months) (BCG+DPT3+OPV3+Measles 1), number of Soil Health Cards distributed, percentage of schools with functional electricity at the secondary level, and percentage of schools providing textbooks to children within one month of the start of the academic session
NITI Aayog is providing a list of activities that districts and blocks can organise as part of the ‘Sampoornata Abhiyan’ launch. Additionally, blocks and districts are being encouraged to regularly conduct outreach activities to maintain the campaign’s momentum and foster ongoing participation.
To make this effort successful and to deliver a tangible impact on the ground, districts and blocks will develop a three-month Action Plan to saturate the six indicators. The districts and blocks will also have to track the progress on saturation each month and implement awareness and behaviour change campaigns. District officials will conduct concurrent monitoring field visits
NITI Aayog, in collaboration with the relevant Central ministries and departments, as well as the State governments will work together to ensure the effective and rapid development of these Apirational Districts and Aspirational Blocks. This collaboration will focus on improved planning and implementation, capacity building, and establishing systems for enhanced and sustainable service delivery.
The Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) covering 112 districts was launched in 2018 to ensure the speedy development of the relatively backward and remote areas of the country. ADP has had a measurable and tangible impact on improving key indicators that uplift the lives of its citizens.
Building on the success of the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP), the Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP) was launched in 2023 and aims for the saturation of essential government services in 500 Blocks across the country in multiple domains such as health, nutrition, education, drinking water and sanitation, agriculture, water resources, financial inclusion, and basic infrastructure.
