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DEEPDIVE
Insights fromChampions of Change
The Aspirational Districts Dashboard Contents
1 Aspirational Districts Programme
1.1 Themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2 Institutional Arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Evidence based Governance and ranking of districts
2.1 First Delta Ranking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Sectoral Analysis
3.1 Health & Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.1.1 Pre & Post-natal care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.1.2 Infants' Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.1.3 Children's Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.1.4 Health Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2 Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2.1 School Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.3 Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.3.1 Irrigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.3.2 Livestock Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.4 Financial Inclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.5 Skill Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.6 Basic Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.7 Way Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 AspirationalDistrictsProgramme
The `Transformation of Aspirational Districts' Programme aims to expeditiously
improve the socio-economic status of 117 districts from across 28 states. The three
core principles of the programme are -Convergence(of Central & State Schemes),
Collaboration(among citizens and functionaries of Central & State Governments
including district teams), andCompetitionamong districts. Driven primarily by the
States, this initiative focuses on the strengths of each district, and prioritizes the
attainable outcomes for immediate improvement.
1.1 Themes
The programme focusses on 5 main themes - Health & Nutrition, Education,
Agriculture & Water Resources, Financial Inclusion & Skill Development, and Basic
Infrastructure, which have direct bearing on the quality of life and economic
productivity of citizens. 81 data-points are tracked regularly through a dashboard.
The dashboard can be accessed at http://championsofchange.gov.in
Table 1.1:
Theme Weight Data-points
Health & Nutrition 30% 31
Education 30% 14
Agriculture & Water Resources 20% 12
Financial Inclusion 5% 6
Skill Development 5% 10
Basic Infrastructure 10% 8
Total 100% 81
Health & NutritionWith 30% of the overall weight allotted, health & nutrition has
31 data-points. They focus on antenatal care, postnatal care, gender parity, health of
new-born, growth of children, contagious diseases, and health infrastructure.
1 EducationThe education sector accounts for 30% of the overall index. 14
data-points have been identied focussing on learning outcomes (transition rate
from primary to upper primary, and subsequently to secondary schooling, average
scores in mathematics and languages etc.), as well as infrastructural (toilet access
for girls, drinking water, electricity supply) and institutional indicators (RTE
mandated pupil-teacher ratio, timely delivery of textbooks).
Agriculture & Water ResourcesAgriculture is the backbone of India, with more than
50% of our workforce engaged in cultivation and allied activities. 12 data-points
have been identied for the 20% weight allocated to agriculture. The focus is on
outputs (yield, price realisation etc.), inputs (quality seed distribution, soil health
cards), and institutional support (crop insurance, electronic markets, articial
insemination, animal vaccination etc.).
Financial Inclusion & Skill DevelopmentTogether, these two themes account for
10% of the overall index. 6 data-points have been identied in nancial inclusion to
measure progress in take-up of important central government schemes (Atal Pension
Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana etc.), reach of institutional banking
(number of accounts opened under Jan Dhan Yojana), and ease of institutional
nancing for small businesses (disbursement of Mudra loans). 10 data-points have
been identied in skill development to keep track of the progress in skilling of youth,
employment, and the skilling of vulnerable/marginalized youth under Pradhan
Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).
Basic InfrastructureHousing for all with water, electricity, and road connectivity is
the priority of the Government. 8 important data-points have been identied
including availability of individual household latrines, drinking water, electricity, and
road connectivity. Districts are also tracked for the number of internet connected
Gram Panchayats, and panchayats with Common Service Centres.
2 1.2 Institutional Arrangement
The Aspirational Districts Programme is a product of collective eort in which
States are the main drivers. At Government of India level, programme is anchored by
NITI Aayog. In addition, individual Ministries have assumed responsibility to drive
progress of districts. For each district, a central Prabhari ocer of the rank of
Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary has been nominated. An Empowered Committee
under the convener-ship of CEO, NITI Aayog has been notied to ensure convergence
in schemes and address specic issues brought out by Prabhari ocers. States have
been requested to form a committee under Chief Secretary to implement the
programme. States have also nominated nodal ocers and also State level Prabhari
ocers.
Core Strategyof the programme may be summarized as follows.
States as main drivers
Work on the strength of each district.
Make development as a mass movement in these districts.
Identify low hanging fruits and the strength of each district, to act as a catalyst
for development.
Measure progress and rank districts to spur a sense of competition.
Districts shall aspire to become State's best to Nation's best.
Real-time monitoring & ranking49 Key performance indicators (81 data points)
have been identied across 5 themes, in consultation with Ministries. The dashboard
is designed, developed, and maintained by the Planning Department of the
Government of Andhra Pradesh. The ranking of districts is dynamic and would reect
the incremental (delta) improvement made month on month. Some of the important
data points are being validated by third-party agencies. To that end, NITI Aayog is
partnering with two survey agencies, namely Tata Trusts and IDInsight, in 76 and 25
districts respectively.
3 2 EvidencebasedGovernanceandranking
ofdistricts
One of the core strategiesof the programme is to ensure that District teams have the
benet of current data so that they can ne tune their response and improve impact
of their eort. This also allows ranking of the districts in terms of progress achieved.
This ranking is based on incremental (delta) change in the performance indicators
between March 31, 2018 to May 31, 2018.
The purpose of this rankingis to spur a sense of competition among dynamic
teams in districts. Since these districts face many challenges including legacy,
unexploited or weak resource base, decit of manpower at dierent level due to
dicult living conditions etc, the ranking is also a tool to identify sectors and
indicator specic challenges so that the \Team India" which is driving this
programme can take corrective measures.
Hence this ranking is dynamic.Several districts that had ranked low in the baseline
ranking released in April 2018 have shown remarkable improvement. Similarly,
districts that are ranked low in this delta ranking have to accept the challenge of
dramatically improving their ranks in coming months.
The present delta rankingis largely based on data lled by District teams. NITI Aayog
has entered into partnership with Tata Trusts, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations
(ID Insight) to assist the districts in enumerating improvement in key performance
indicators a through household survey. The result of the survey is expected in July
and would be available with regular periodicity thereaer. This would be factored
into the next delta ranking.
4 2.1 First Delta Ranking
States have worked hardin the last two months to improve the socio-economic
status of their aspirational districts. Telangana, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu have shown
the maximum progress, while Jammu & Kashmir, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh have to
work harder.
Most & Least Improved DistrictsBased on the data entered to theChampions of
Changedashboard, Table 2.1 lists districts that have shown an increase of more than
10 points in their composite score, and Table 2.2 gives the districts with less than 3
points improvement. Full ranking
1
are provided at the end of this booklet, and full
sectoral ranks have been uploaded to NITI Aayog's website.
1
The following districts were not included in the ranking, either overall, or sectoral. Wayanad (Kerala),
Balangir, Nuapada, Koraput (Orissa)
5 Table 2.1:
MOST IMPROVED
District State DeltaRank
Dahod GUJARAT 19.8 1
West Sikkim SIKKIM 18.9 2
Ramanathapuram TAMIL NADU 17.73
Vizianagaram ANDHRA PRADESH 17.5 4
Y.S.R. ANDHRA PRADESH 14.9 5
Bijapur CHHATTISGARH 14.7 6
Washim MAHARASHTRA 13.8 7
Udham Singh Nagar UTTARAKHAND 13.78
Korba CHHATTISGARH 13.6 9
Virudhunagar TAMIL NADU 13.110
Khammam TELANGANA 11.511
Raichur KARNATAKA 11.312
Narmada GUJARAT 11 13
Visakhapatnam ANDHRA PRADESH 11 14
Asifabad TELANGANA 10.815
MogaPUNJAB 10.716
Ramgarh JHARKHAND 10.317
6 Table 2.2:
LEAST IMPROVED
District State DeltaRank
Muzaarpur BIHAR 2.9 87
Dhubri ASSAM 2.9 88
Purnia BIHAR 2.9 89
Kandhamal ODISHA 2.8 90
Sheikhpura BIHAR 2.8 91
Godda JHARKHAND 2.7 92
Bokaro JHARKHAND 2.6 93
Rayagada ODISHA 2.6 94
Katihar BIHAR 2.5 95
Nawada BIHAR 2.3 96
Giridih JHARKHAND 2.3 97
Nabarangapur ODISHA 2 98
Jamui BIHAR 2 99
Sukma CHHATTISGARH 1.9100
SiddharthnagarUTTAR PRADESH 1.9101
Balrampur UTTAR PRADESH 1.5102
Banka BIHAR 1.4103
Khagaria BIHAR 1.4104
Simdega JHARKHAND 1.2105
Ranchi JHARKHAND 1.2106
Begusarai BIHAR 0.8107
Kupwara JAMMU & KASHMIR 0.5108
7 3 SectoralAnalysis
3.1 Health & Nutrition
The following districtshave shown the most, and marginal improvement in Health &
Nutrition, a theme worth 30% weight in the ranking. While the overall sectoral ranking
is indicative of the general health status of a district, it is vital to dive deeper and
analyse important sub-sectoral data-points.
Table 3.1:
MOST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Raichur KARNATAKA 21.9 1
Bijapur CHHATTISGARH 19.2 2
Chitrakoot UTTAR PRADESH 17.1 3
West District SIKKIM 15.9 4
Khunti JHARKHAND 15 5
Table 3.2:
LEAST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Balrampur UTTAR PRADESH 0.1 104
Siddharthnagar UTTAR PRADESH 0 105
Jamui BIHAR 0 106
Ranchi JHARKHAND 0 107
Nabarangapur ODISHA 0 108
3.1.1 Pre & Post-natal care
One of the most importantsustainable development goals is to reduce maternal
mortality rate to less than 70 per 100,000 live births (SDG 3.1). According to recently
8 released data, India's MMR stands at 130 in 2014-16, a 22% reduction from 167 in 2011-13.
The gure is representative of the standard of maternal care. The aspirational districts
programme closely tracks the following indicators to further reduce MMR and achieve
SGD targets by 2025, as per the National Health Policy 2017.
1.1Percentage of pregnant women receiving 4 or more antenatal care check-ups to
the total no. of pregnant women registered for antenatal care
1.2Percentage of ANC registered within the rst trimester against Total ANC
Registration
1.3Percentage of pregnant women (PWs) registered for ANCs to total estimated
pregnancies
2Percentage of pregnant women regularly taking Supplementary Nutrition under
the ICDS programme
3.1Percentage of Pregnant women having severe anaemia treated, against PW
having severe anaemia tested cases
3.2Percentage of pregnant women tested for Haemoglobin 4 or more times in
respective ANCs to total ANC registration
4.2Percentage of institutional deliveries to total estimated deliveries
5Percentage of deliveries at home attended by an SBA (Skilled Birth Attendance)
trained health worker to total home deliveries
13.7Percentage of First Referral Units (FRU) with labour rooms and obstetrics OT
NQAS certied (meet LaQShya guidelines)
The ten districts that have performed well in this segment are Ramanathapuram &
Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu; Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram & YSR Kadapa in Andhra
Pradesh; Bhoopalpalli, Telangana; Yadgir, Karnataka; Dakshin Bastar Dantewada,
Chhattisgarh; Dahod, Gujarat and Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. It is heartening to note
here that Bhoopalpalli, which stood at 100th rank in Baseline Rranking (Health &
Nutrition) has made signicant improvements and placed 4th in pre & post-natal
care.
9 3.1.2 Infants' Health
Countries around the worldaim to reduce preventable deaths of infants and
neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1000 live births (SDG 3.2). The latest
UNICEF report placed India's NMR at 25.4 per 1000 live births, ranging between 10 in
Kerala & Goa, and 44 in Bihar & Uttarakhand. To meet the goal by 2030, India is
working aggressively towards improving the following indicators, tracked
continuously as part of the aspirational districts programme.
6.1Percentage of newborns breastfed within one hour of birth
6.2Percentage of low birth weight babies (less than 2500g)
6.3Percentage of live babies weighed at birth
11Percentage of children fully immunized (9-11 months) (BCG+ DPT3 + OPV3 +
Measles1)
Baksa, Assam; Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand; Korba & Bijapur, Chhattisgarh;
Ramgarh, Khunti, Purbi Singhbhum & Latehar, Jharkhand; Damoh, Madhya Pradesh
and Bhoopalpalli, Telangana are among the better 10 districts that have performed
well.
3.1.3 Children's Health
Latest available guresputs Under-5 mortality rate in India at 39 per 1000 live
births, dropping from 43 per 1000 in 2015. By tracking the following indicators, and
implementing targeted interventions, districts can improve health of children under
5. The sustainable development goal targets a reduction of U-5 mortality to less than
25 per 1000 live births (SDG 3.2).
7Percentage of underweight children under 5 years
9.1Percentage of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)
9.2Percentage of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM)
10.1Percentage of Breastfeeding children receiving adequate diet (6-23 months)
10.2Non-breastfeeding children receiving adequate diet (6-23 months)
10 West District, Sikkim; Dahod, Gujarat; Baran, Rajasthan; Sahibganj, Dumka, Garhwa,
Ramgarh & Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand; Osmanabad, Maharashtra and Hailakandi,
Assam are the ten districts that have performed well in this segment.
3.1.4 Health Infrastructure
Signicant investmentsare being undertaken in the country to shore up India's
health infrastructure. The country is on track to meet several relevant SGD targets by
2030, including coverage of essential health services, availability and aordability of
such services, and capacity building (SDG 3).
13.1Proportion of Sub centres/ PHCs converted into Health & Wellness Centres
(HWCs)
13.2Proportion of Primary Health Centres compliant to Indian Public Health
Standards
13.3Proportion of functional FRUs (First referral units) against the norm of 1 per
5,00,000 population (1 per 3,00,000 for hilly terrain)
13.4Proportion of specialist services available in District hospitals against 10 core
specialist services
13.5Percentage of Anganwadi centres/urban PHCs reported to have conducted at
least one village health sanitation and nutrition day (VHSND) respectively in the
last one month
13.6Proportion of Anganwadis with own buildings
West District, Sikkim; Raichur, Karnataka; Aurangabad, Nawada & Muzaarpur, Bihar;
Sirohi, Rajasthan; Dakshin Bastar Dantewada & Korba, Chhattisgarh; Vishakhapatnam,
Andhra Pradesh, Dhalai, Tripura hold relatively good health infrastructure among the
Aspirational Districts.
3.2 Education
3.2.1 School Infrastructure
To ensure quality educationto all children, school infrastructure has to be
strengthened. The following indicators will help monitor the same.
11 Table 3.3:
MOST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Vizianagaram ANDHRA PRADESH 22.2 1
Dahod GUJARAT 13.2 2
Aurangabad BIHAR 12 3
Y.S.R. ANDHRA PRADESH 11.4 4
Visakhapatnam ANDHRA PRADESH 11.4 5
Table 3.4:
LEAST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Chitrakoot UTTAR PRADESH 0 104
Nawada BIHAR 0 105
Khagaria BIHAR 0 106
Purnia BIHAR 0 107
Balrampur UTTAR PRADESH 0 108
2Toilet access: Percentage schools with functional girls toilets
5Percentage of schools with functional drinking water facility
6Percentage of schools with functional electricity facility at secondary level
7Percentage of elementary schools complying with RTE specied Pupil Teacher
Ratio
Dahod, Gujarat; Vishakhapatnam & Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh;
Ramanathapuram, Tamilnadu; Asifabad, Telangana; Korba, Uttar Bastar Kanker,
Dakshin Bastar Dantewada & Bijapur, Chhattisgarh and Dhaulpur, Rajasthan have
performed well in school infrastructure - Drinking water, Girls' toilet and Electricity.
3.3 Agriculture
Towards achieving the goal of "no hunger",improving agricultural productivity is
crucial, while ensuring that actions taken are sustainable and environment friendly.
12 Table 3.5:
MOST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Kalahandi ODISHA 5.5 1
West District SIKKIM 4.5 2
Malkangiri ODISHA 3 3
Ramanathapuram TAMIL NADU 3 4
Khammam TELANGANA 3 5
Table 3.6:
LEAST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Dahod GUJARAT 0 104
Gajapati ODISHA -0.1 105
Bastar CHHATTISGARH -0.1 105
Asifabad TELANGANA -0.1 107
Virudhunagar TAMIL NADU -0.1 108
3.3.1 Irrigation
1.1Percentage of net sown area under micro-irrigation
1.2Number of water bodies rejuvenated under MGNREGA
Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram & YSR Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh; Uttar Bastar
Kanker, Chhattisgarh; Sheikhpura, Bihar; Bhoopalpalli, Telangana; West District,
Sikkim; Hazaribagh & Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand and Jaisalmer, Rajasthan have
performed well in net sown area, Micro Irrigation and rejuvenation of water-bodies
under MNREGA among the Aspirational Districts.
3.3.2 Livestock Management
8Percentage of animals vaccinated
9Articial Insemination coverage
Mewat, Haryana; Kalahandi, Odisha; Asifabad & Khammam, Telangana;
Visakhapatnam & Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh; Yadgir, Karnataka; Singrauli,
13 Madhya Pradesh; Chandel, Manipur and Sitamarhi, Bihar are the better performers
among the Aspirational Districts in vaccination and articial insemination of
animals.
3.4 Financial Inclusion
Providing access to the formal nancial system to all is a priority for the Government
of India. Increasing the percentage of bank account holders is crucial to providing
targeted social security programs like the Atal Pension Yojana, PMJJBY, PMSBY etc. The
following are the most and marginally improving districts under the nancial inclusion
theme.
Table 3.7:
MOST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Nabarangapur ODISHA 0.3 1
Visakhapatnam ANDHRA PRADESH 0.2 2
Gaya BIHAR 0.1 3
Muzaarpur BIHAR 0.1 4
Bhoopalapalli TELANGANA 0.1 5
Table 3.8:
LEAST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Khandwa MADHYA PRADESH -0.1 104
Kupwara JAMMU & KASHMIR -0.1 105
Baramula JAMMU & KASHMIR -0.1 106
Bijapur CHHATTISGARH -0.1 107
Khunti JHARKHAND -0.2 108
3.5 Skill Development
By 2020, the median age of India's population is estimated to be 28, while that of
China, US, and Japan will be 37, 45, and 49 respectively. This is a massive opportunity
as well as challenge for the country. A skilled workforce is necessary to continue our
14 fast paced growth and pull millions out of poverty. The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas
Yojana, a agship programme of the Government of India, enables a large number of
Indian youth to take up industry-relevant skill training that will help them in securing
a better livelihood. The following are the most and marginally improving districts
under skill development.
Table 3.9:
MOST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Udham Singh Nagar UTTARAKHAND 3.3 1
Singrauli MADHYA PRADESH 1.6 2
Palamu JHARKHAND 1.4 3
Lohardaga JHARKHAND 0.7 4
Ribhoi MEGHALAYA 0.3 5
Table 3.10:
LEAST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Moga PUNJAB -0.1 103
Fatehpur UTTAR PRADESH -0.1 104
Visakhapatnam ANDHRA PRADESH -0.1 105
Garhwa JHARKHAND -0.2 106
Korba CHHATTISGARH -0.2 107
3.6 Basic Infrastructure
The Government has already achieved 100% village electrication. The focus now
moves to electrify every single household of the nation. Along with access to
electricity, other critical infrastructural needs are prioritized, including but not
limited to, access to potable drinking water, road connectivity, etc. The basic
infrastructure theme tracks the progress of important schemes that provide a better
living to millions of citizens.
15 Table 3.11:
MOST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Dahod GUJARAT 14.5 1
Narmada GUJARAT 14 2
Ramanathapuram TAMIL NADU 12 3
Washim MAHARASHTRA 10 4
Firozpur PUNJAB 8.5 5
Table 3.12:
LEAST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Rayagada ODISHA 0 104
Khunti JHARKHAND 0 105
Raichur KARNATAKA 0 106
Gumla JHARKHAND 0 107
Asifabad TELANGANA 0 108
3.7 Way Forward
The knowledge partners:Survey agencies, Tata Trusts and Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation - ID Insight appointed by NITI Aayog are expected to provide data on 13
survey indicators, and validated values for 29 data-points. The next ranking will take
into account these inputs and will be released thereaer.
16 Table 3.13:
District State DeltaRank District State DeltaRank
DahodGUJARAT19.8 1Guna MADHYA PRADESH 8 28
West District SIKKIM18.9 2 Baran RAJASTHAN 7.7 29
Ramanathapuram TAMIL NADU 17.73 Chandel MANIPUR7.6 30
Vizianagaram ANDHRA PRADESH 17.5 4 Khunti JHARKHAND 7.5 31
Y.S.R.ANDHRA PRADESH 14.9 5 Firozpur PUNJAB7.4 32
Bijapur CHHATTISGARH 14.7 6 Gajapati ODISHA7.2 33
WashimMAHARASHTRA 13.8 7 Pakur JHARKHAND 6.9 34
Udham Singh NagarUTTARAKHAND 13.78 Kondagaon CHHATTISGARH 6.8 35
KorbaCHHATTISGARH 13.6 9 Udalguri ASSAM6.8 36
Virudhunagar TAMIL NADU 13.110RajnandgaonCHHATTISGARH 6.8 37
Khammam TELANGANA 11.511Dhalai TRIPURA6.7 38
Raichur KARNATAKA 11.312Yadgir KARNATAKA 6.6 39
Narmada GUJARAT11 13Kalahandi ODISHA6.5 40
Visakhapatnam ANDHRA PRADESH 11 14Sonbhadra UTTAR PRADESH 6.5 41
Asifabad (Adilabad)TELANGANA 10.815Chamba HIMACHAL PRADESH 6.5 42
MogaPUNJAB10.716Gaya BIHAR6.4 43
Ramgarh JHARKHAND 10.317Mewat HARYANA6.4 44
Dantewada CHHATTISGARH 9.5 18Mahasamund CHHATTISGARH 6.3 45
Dhaulpur RAJASTHAN 9.2 19Khandwa MADHYA PRADESH 6.1 46
Chitrakoot UTTAR PRADESH 9.120Sirohi RAJASTHAN 6 47
Aurangabad BIHAR9 21Jaisalmer RAJASTHAN 6 48
Bhoopalapalli TELANGANA 8.9 22Barpeta ASSAM5.9 49
Purbi Singhbhum JHARKHAND 8.6 23Sitamarhi BIHAR5.9 50
DamohMADHYA PRADESH 8.5 24Baksa ASSAM5.9 51
NamsaiARUNACHAL PRADESH 8.3 25Osmanabad MAHARASHTRA 5.7 52
Kiphire NAGALAND8.3 26Nandurbar MAHARASHTRA 5.7 53
Malkangiri ODISHA8.1 27Chhatarpur MADHYA PRADESH 5.7 54 Table 3.14:
District State DeltaRank District State DeltaRank
BaramulaJAMMU & KASHMIR 5.6 55Fatehpur UTTAR PRADESH 3.5 82
ChatraJHARKHAND 5.5 56Barwani MADHYA PRADESH 3.2 83
Lohardaga JHARKHAND 5.5 57Rajgarh MADHYA PRADESH 3.2 84
Pashchimi SinghbhumJHARKHAND 5.4 58Karauli RAJASTHAN 3.2 85
GumlaJHARKHAND 5.3 59Palamu JHARKHAND 3.186
ArariaBIHAR5.2 60Muzaarpur BIHAR2.9 87
Narayanpur CHHATTISGARH 5.2 61Dhubri ASSAM2.9 88
Singrauli MADHYA PRADESH 5.2 62Purnia BIHAR2.9 89
Chandauli UTTAR PRADESH 5.2 63Kandhamal ODISHA2.8 90
Hazaribagh JHARKHAND 5.2 64Sheikhpura BIHAR2.8 91
Sahibganj JHARKHAND 5.1 65Godda JHARKHAND 2.7 92
Dhenkanal ODISHA5 66Bokaro JHARKHAND 2.6 93
HardwarUTTARAKHAND 5 67Rayagada ODISHA2.6 94
BastarCHHATTISGARH 4.8 68Katihar BIHAR2.5 95
GoalparaASSAM4.8 69Nawada BIHAR2.3 96
Hailakandi ASSAM4.5 70Giridih JHARKHAND 2.3 97
GarhwaJHARKHAND 4.4 71Nabarangapur ODISHA2 98
Gadchiroli MAHARASHTRA 4.4 72Jamui BIHAR2 99
DarrangASSAM4.3 73Sukma CHHATTISGARH 1.9100
Shrawasti UTTAR PRADESH 4.2 74SiddharthnagarUTTAR PRADESH 1.9101
VidishaMADHYA PRADESH 4.1 75Balrampur UTTAR PRADESH 1.5102
RibhoiMEGHALAYA 4.1 76Banka BIHAR1.4103
Uttar Bastar KankerCHHATTISGARH 4 77Khagaria BIHAR1.4104
DumkaJHARKHAND 4 78Simdega JHARKHAND 1.2105
MamitMIZORAM 3.8 79Ranchi JHARKHAND 1.2106
BahraichUTTAR PRADESH 3.8 80Begusarai BIHAR0.8107
LateharJHARKHAND 3.7 81Kupwara JAMMU & KASHMIR 0.5108
Insights fromChampions of Change
The Aspirational Districts Dashboard Contents
1 Aspirational Districts Programme
1.1 Themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2 Institutional Arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Evidence based Governance and ranking of districts
2.1 First Delta Ranking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Sectoral Analysis
3.1 Health & Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.1.1 Pre & Post-natal care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.1.2 Infants' Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.1.3 Children's Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.1.4 Health Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2 Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2.1 School Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.3 Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.3.1 Irrigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.3.2 Livestock Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.4 Financial Inclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.5 Skill Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.6 Basic Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.7 Way Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 AspirationalDistrictsProgramme
The `Transformation of Aspirational Districts' Programme aims to expeditiously
improve the socio-economic status of 117 districts from across 28 states. The three
core principles of the programme are -Convergence(of Central & State Schemes),
Collaboration(among citizens and functionaries of Central & State Governments
including district teams), andCompetitionamong districts. Driven primarily by the
States, this initiative focuses on the strengths of each district, and prioritizes the
attainable outcomes for immediate improvement.
1.1 Themes
The programme focusses on 5 main themes - Health & Nutrition, Education,
Agriculture & Water Resources, Financial Inclusion & Skill Development, and Basic
Infrastructure, which have direct bearing on the quality of life and economic
productivity of citizens. 81 data-points are tracked regularly through a dashboard.
The dashboard can be accessed at http://championsofchange.gov.in
Table 1.1:
Theme Weight Data-points
Health & Nutrition 30% 31
Education 30% 14
Agriculture & Water Resources 20% 12
Financial Inclusion 5% 6
Skill Development 5% 10
Basic Infrastructure 10% 8
Total 100% 81
Health & NutritionWith 30% of the overall weight allotted, health & nutrition has
31 data-points. They focus on antenatal care, postnatal care, gender parity, health of
new-born, growth of children, contagious diseases, and health infrastructure.
1 EducationThe education sector accounts for 30% of the overall index. 14
data-points have been identied focussing on learning outcomes (transition rate
from primary to upper primary, and subsequently to secondary schooling, average
scores in mathematics and languages etc.), as well as infrastructural (toilet access
for girls, drinking water, electricity supply) and institutional indicators (RTE
mandated pupil-teacher ratio, timely delivery of textbooks).
Agriculture & Water ResourcesAgriculture is the backbone of India, with more than
50% of our workforce engaged in cultivation and allied activities. 12 data-points
have been identied for the 20% weight allocated to agriculture. The focus is on
outputs (yield, price realisation etc.), inputs (quality seed distribution, soil health
cards), and institutional support (crop insurance, electronic markets, articial
insemination, animal vaccination etc.).
Financial Inclusion & Skill DevelopmentTogether, these two themes account for
10% of the overall index. 6 data-points have been identied in nancial inclusion to
measure progress in take-up of important central government schemes (Atal Pension
Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana etc.), reach of institutional banking
(number of accounts opened under Jan Dhan Yojana), and ease of institutional
nancing for small businesses (disbursement of Mudra loans). 10 data-points have
been identied in skill development to keep track of the progress in skilling of youth,
employment, and the skilling of vulnerable/marginalized youth under Pradhan
Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).
Basic InfrastructureHousing for all with water, electricity, and road connectivity is
the priority of the Government. 8 important data-points have been identied
including availability of individual household latrines, drinking water, electricity, and
road connectivity. Districts are also tracked for the number of internet connected
Gram Panchayats, and panchayats with Common Service Centres.
2 1.2 Institutional Arrangement
The Aspirational Districts Programme is a product of collective eort in which
States are the main drivers. At Government of India level, programme is anchored by
NITI Aayog. In addition, individual Ministries have assumed responsibility to drive
progress of districts. For each district, a central Prabhari ocer of the rank of
Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary has been nominated. An Empowered Committee
under the convener-ship of CEO, NITI Aayog has been notied to ensure convergence
in schemes and address specic issues brought out by Prabhari ocers. States have
been requested to form a committee under Chief Secretary to implement the
programme. States have also nominated nodal ocers and also State level Prabhari
ocers.
Core Strategyof the programme may be summarized as follows.
States as main drivers
Work on the strength of each district.
Make development as a mass movement in these districts.
Identify low hanging fruits and the strength of each district, to act as a catalyst
for development.
Measure progress and rank districts to spur a sense of competition.
Districts shall aspire to become State's best to Nation's best.
Real-time monitoring & ranking49 Key performance indicators (81 data points)
have been identied across 5 themes, in consultation with Ministries. The dashboard
is designed, developed, and maintained by the Planning Department of the
Government of Andhra Pradesh. The ranking of districts is dynamic and would reect
the incremental (delta) improvement made month on month. Some of the important
data points are being validated by third-party agencies. To that end, NITI Aayog is
partnering with two survey agencies, namely Tata Trusts and IDInsight, in 76 and 25
districts respectively.
3 2 EvidencebasedGovernanceandranking
ofdistricts
One of the core strategiesof the programme is to ensure that District teams have the
benet of current data so that they can ne tune their response and improve impact
of their eort. This also allows ranking of the districts in terms of progress achieved.
This ranking is based on incremental (delta) change in the performance indicators
between March 31, 2018 to May 31, 2018.
The purpose of this rankingis to spur a sense of competition among dynamic
teams in districts. Since these districts face many challenges including legacy,
unexploited or weak resource base, decit of manpower at dierent level due to
dicult living conditions etc, the ranking is also a tool to identify sectors and
indicator specic challenges so that the \Team India" which is driving this
programme can take corrective measures.
Hence this ranking is dynamic.Several districts that had ranked low in the baseline
ranking released in April 2018 have shown remarkable improvement. Similarly,
districts that are ranked low in this delta ranking have to accept the challenge of
dramatically improving their ranks in coming months.
The present delta rankingis largely based on data lled by District teams. NITI Aayog
has entered into partnership with Tata Trusts, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations
(ID Insight) to assist the districts in enumerating improvement in key performance
indicators a through household survey. The result of the survey is expected in July
and would be available with regular periodicity thereaer. This would be factored
into the next delta ranking.
4 2.1 First Delta Ranking
States have worked hardin the last two months to improve the socio-economic
status of their aspirational districts. Telangana, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu have shown
the maximum progress, while Jammu & Kashmir, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh have to
work harder.
Most & Least Improved DistrictsBased on the data entered to theChampions of
Changedashboard, Table 2.1 lists districts that have shown an increase of more than
10 points in their composite score, and Table 2.2 gives the districts with less than 3
points improvement. Full ranking
1
are provided at the end of this booklet, and full
sectoral ranks have been uploaded to NITI Aayog's website.
1
The following districts were not included in the ranking, either overall, or sectoral. Wayanad (Kerala),
Balangir, Nuapada, Koraput (Orissa)
5 Table 2.1:
MOST IMPROVED
District State DeltaRank
Dahod GUJARAT 19.8 1
West Sikkim SIKKIM 18.9 2
Ramanathapuram TAMIL NADU 17.73
Vizianagaram ANDHRA PRADESH 17.5 4
Y.S.R. ANDHRA PRADESH 14.9 5
Bijapur CHHATTISGARH 14.7 6
Washim MAHARASHTRA 13.8 7
Udham Singh Nagar UTTARAKHAND 13.78
Korba CHHATTISGARH 13.6 9
Virudhunagar TAMIL NADU 13.110
Khammam TELANGANA 11.511
Raichur KARNATAKA 11.312
Narmada GUJARAT 11 13
Visakhapatnam ANDHRA PRADESH 11 14
Asifabad TELANGANA 10.815
MogaPUNJAB 10.716
Ramgarh JHARKHAND 10.317
6 Table 2.2:
LEAST IMPROVED
District State DeltaRank
Muzaarpur BIHAR 2.9 87
Dhubri ASSAM 2.9 88
Purnia BIHAR 2.9 89
Kandhamal ODISHA 2.8 90
Sheikhpura BIHAR 2.8 91
Godda JHARKHAND 2.7 92
Bokaro JHARKHAND 2.6 93
Rayagada ODISHA 2.6 94
Katihar BIHAR 2.5 95
Nawada BIHAR 2.3 96
Giridih JHARKHAND 2.3 97
Nabarangapur ODISHA 2 98
Jamui BIHAR 2 99
Sukma CHHATTISGARH 1.9100
SiddharthnagarUTTAR PRADESH 1.9101
Balrampur UTTAR PRADESH 1.5102
Banka BIHAR 1.4103
Khagaria BIHAR 1.4104
Simdega JHARKHAND 1.2105
Ranchi JHARKHAND 1.2106
Begusarai BIHAR 0.8107
Kupwara JAMMU & KASHMIR 0.5108
7 3 SectoralAnalysis
3.1 Health & Nutrition
The following districtshave shown the most, and marginal improvement in Health &
Nutrition, a theme worth 30% weight in the ranking. While the overall sectoral ranking
is indicative of the general health status of a district, it is vital to dive deeper and
analyse important sub-sectoral data-points.
Table 3.1:
MOST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Raichur KARNATAKA 21.9 1
Bijapur CHHATTISGARH 19.2 2
Chitrakoot UTTAR PRADESH 17.1 3
West District SIKKIM 15.9 4
Khunti JHARKHAND 15 5
Table 3.2:
LEAST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Balrampur UTTAR PRADESH 0.1 104
Siddharthnagar UTTAR PRADESH 0 105
Jamui BIHAR 0 106
Ranchi JHARKHAND 0 107
Nabarangapur ODISHA 0 108
3.1.1 Pre & Post-natal care
One of the most importantsustainable development goals is to reduce maternal
mortality rate to less than 70 per 100,000 live births (SDG 3.1). According to recently
8 released data, India's MMR stands at 130 in 2014-16, a 22% reduction from 167 in 2011-13.
The gure is representative of the standard of maternal care. The aspirational districts
programme closely tracks the following indicators to further reduce MMR and achieve
SGD targets by 2025, as per the National Health Policy 2017.
1.1Percentage of pregnant women receiving 4 or more antenatal care check-ups to
the total no. of pregnant women registered for antenatal care
1.2Percentage of ANC registered within the rst trimester against Total ANC
Registration
1.3Percentage of pregnant women (PWs) registered for ANCs to total estimated
pregnancies
2Percentage of pregnant women regularly taking Supplementary Nutrition under
the ICDS programme
3.1Percentage of Pregnant women having severe anaemia treated, against PW
having severe anaemia tested cases
3.2Percentage of pregnant women tested for Haemoglobin 4 or more times in
respective ANCs to total ANC registration
4.2Percentage of institutional deliveries to total estimated deliveries
5Percentage of deliveries at home attended by an SBA (Skilled Birth Attendance)
trained health worker to total home deliveries
13.7Percentage of First Referral Units (FRU) with labour rooms and obstetrics OT
NQAS certied (meet LaQShya guidelines)
The ten districts that have performed well in this segment are Ramanathapuram &
Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu; Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram & YSR Kadapa in Andhra
Pradesh; Bhoopalpalli, Telangana; Yadgir, Karnataka; Dakshin Bastar Dantewada,
Chhattisgarh; Dahod, Gujarat and Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. It is heartening to note
here that Bhoopalpalli, which stood at 100th rank in Baseline Rranking (Health &
Nutrition) has made signicant improvements and placed 4th in pre & post-natal
care.
9 3.1.2 Infants' Health
Countries around the worldaim to reduce preventable deaths of infants and
neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1000 live births (SDG 3.2). The latest
UNICEF report placed India's NMR at 25.4 per 1000 live births, ranging between 10 in
Kerala & Goa, and 44 in Bihar & Uttarakhand. To meet the goal by 2030, India is
working aggressively towards improving the following indicators, tracked
continuously as part of the aspirational districts programme.
6.1Percentage of newborns breastfed within one hour of birth
6.2Percentage of low birth weight babies (less than 2500g)
6.3Percentage of live babies weighed at birth
11Percentage of children fully immunized (9-11 months) (BCG+ DPT3 + OPV3 +
Measles1)
Baksa, Assam; Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand; Korba & Bijapur, Chhattisgarh;
Ramgarh, Khunti, Purbi Singhbhum & Latehar, Jharkhand; Damoh, Madhya Pradesh
and Bhoopalpalli, Telangana are among the better 10 districts that have performed
well.
3.1.3 Children's Health
Latest available guresputs Under-5 mortality rate in India at 39 per 1000 live
births, dropping from 43 per 1000 in 2015. By tracking the following indicators, and
implementing targeted interventions, districts can improve health of children under
5. The sustainable development goal targets a reduction of U-5 mortality to less than
25 per 1000 live births (SDG 3.2).
7Percentage of underweight children under 5 years
9.1Percentage of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)
9.2Percentage of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM)
10.1Percentage of Breastfeeding children receiving adequate diet (6-23 months)
10.2Non-breastfeeding children receiving adequate diet (6-23 months)
10 West District, Sikkim; Dahod, Gujarat; Baran, Rajasthan; Sahibganj, Dumka, Garhwa,
Ramgarh & Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand; Osmanabad, Maharashtra and Hailakandi,
Assam are the ten districts that have performed well in this segment.
3.1.4 Health Infrastructure
Signicant investmentsare being undertaken in the country to shore up India's
health infrastructure. The country is on track to meet several relevant SGD targets by
2030, including coverage of essential health services, availability and aordability of
such services, and capacity building (SDG 3).
13.1Proportion of Sub centres/ PHCs converted into Health & Wellness Centres
(HWCs)
13.2Proportion of Primary Health Centres compliant to Indian Public Health
Standards
13.3Proportion of functional FRUs (First referral units) against the norm of 1 per
5,00,000 population (1 per 3,00,000 for hilly terrain)
13.4Proportion of specialist services available in District hospitals against 10 core
specialist services
13.5Percentage of Anganwadi centres/urban PHCs reported to have conducted at
least one village health sanitation and nutrition day (VHSND) respectively in the
last one month
13.6Proportion of Anganwadis with own buildings
West District, Sikkim; Raichur, Karnataka; Aurangabad, Nawada & Muzaarpur, Bihar;
Sirohi, Rajasthan; Dakshin Bastar Dantewada & Korba, Chhattisgarh; Vishakhapatnam,
Andhra Pradesh, Dhalai, Tripura hold relatively good health infrastructure among the
Aspirational Districts.
3.2 Education
3.2.1 School Infrastructure
To ensure quality educationto all children, school infrastructure has to be
strengthened. The following indicators will help monitor the same.
11 Table 3.3:
MOST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Vizianagaram ANDHRA PRADESH 22.2 1
Dahod GUJARAT 13.2 2
Aurangabad BIHAR 12 3
Y.S.R. ANDHRA PRADESH 11.4 4
Visakhapatnam ANDHRA PRADESH 11.4 5
Table 3.4:
LEAST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Chitrakoot UTTAR PRADESH 0 104
Nawada BIHAR 0 105
Khagaria BIHAR 0 106
Purnia BIHAR 0 107
Balrampur UTTAR PRADESH 0 108
2Toilet access: Percentage schools with functional girls toilets
5Percentage of schools with functional drinking water facility
6Percentage of schools with functional electricity facility at secondary level
7Percentage of elementary schools complying with RTE specied Pupil Teacher
Ratio
Dahod, Gujarat; Vishakhapatnam & Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh;
Ramanathapuram, Tamilnadu; Asifabad, Telangana; Korba, Uttar Bastar Kanker,
Dakshin Bastar Dantewada & Bijapur, Chhattisgarh and Dhaulpur, Rajasthan have
performed well in school infrastructure - Drinking water, Girls' toilet and Electricity.
3.3 Agriculture
Towards achieving the goal of "no hunger",improving agricultural productivity is
crucial, while ensuring that actions taken are sustainable and environment friendly.
12 Table 3.5:
MOST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Kalahandi ODISHA 5.5 1
West District SIKKIM 4.5 2
Malkangiri ODISHA 3 3
Ramanathapuram TAMIL NADU 3 4
Khammam TELANGANA 3 5
Table 3.6:
LEAST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Dahod GUJARAT 0 104
Gajapati ODISHA -0.1 105
Bastar CHHATTISGARH -0.1 105
Asifabad TELANGANA -0.1 107
Virudhunagar TAMIL NADU -0.1 108
3.3.1 Irrigation
1.1Percentage of net sown area under micro-irrigation
1.2Number of water bodies rejuvenated under MGNREGA
Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram & YSR Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh; Uttar Bastar
Kanker, Chhattisgarh; Sheikhpura, Bihar; Bhoopalpalli, Telangana; West District,
Sikkim; Hazaribagh & Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand and Jaisalmer, Rajasthan have
performed well in net sown area, Micro Irrigation and rejuvenation of water-bodies
under MNREGA among the Aspirational Districts.
3.3.2 Livestock Management
8Percentage of animals vaccinated
9Articial Insemination coverage
Mewat, Haryana; Kalahandi, Odisha; Asifabad & Khammam, Telangana;
Visakhapatnam & Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh; Yadgir, Karnataka; Singrauli,
13 Madhya Pradesh; Chandel, Manipur and Sitamarhi, Bihar are the better performers
among the Aspirational Districts in vaccination and articial insemination of
animals.
3.4 Financial Inclusion
Providing access to the formal nancial system to all is a priority for the Government
of India. Increasing the percentage of bank account holders is crucial to providing
targeted social security programs like the Atal Pension Yojana, PMJJBY, PMSBY etc. The
following are the most and marginally improving districts under the nancial inclusion
theme.
Table 3.7:
MOST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Nabarangapur ODISHA 0.3 1
Visakhapatnam ANDHRA PRADESH 0.2 2
Gaya BIHAR 0.1 3
Muzaarpur BIHAR 0.1 4
Bhoopalapalli TELANGANA 0.1 5
Table 3.8:
LEAST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Khandwa MADHYA PRADESH -0.1 104
Kupwara JAMMU & KASHMIR -0.1 105
Baramula JAMMU & KASHMIR -0.1 106
Bijapur CHHATTISGARH -0.1 107
Khunti JHARKHAND -0.2 108
3.5 Skill Development
By 2020, the median age of India's population is estimated to be 28, while that of
China, US, and Japan will be 37, 45, and 49 respectively. This is a massive opportunity
as well as challenge for the country. A skilled workforce is necessary to continue our
14 fast paced growth and pull millions out of poverty. The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas
Yojana, a agship programme of the Government of India, enables a large number of
Indian youth to take up industry-relevant skill training that will help them in securing
a better livelihood. The following are the most and marginally improving districts
under skill development.
Table 3.9:
MOST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Udham Singh Nagar UTTARAKHAND 3.3 1
Singrauli MADHYA PRADESH 1.6 2
Palamu JHARKHAND 1.4 3
Lohardaga JHARKHAND 0.7 4
Ribhoi MEGHALAYA 0.3 5
Table 3.10:
LEAST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Moga PUNJAB -0.1 103
Fatehpur UTTAR PRADESH -0.1 104
Visakhapatnam ANDHRA PRADESH -0.1 105
Garhwa JHARKHAND -0.2 106
Korba CHHATTISGARH -0.2 107
3.6 Basic Infrastructure
The Government has already achieved 100% village electrication. The focus now
moves to electrify every single household of the nation. Along with access to
electricity, other critical infrastructural needs are prioritized, including but not
limited to, access to potable drinking water, road connectivity, etc. The basic
infrastructure theme tracks the progress of important schemes that provide a better
living to millions of citizens.
15 Table 3.11:
MOST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Dahod GUJARAT 14.5 1
Narmada GUJARAT 14 2
Ramanathapuram TAMIL NADU 12 3
Washim MAHARASHTRA 10 4
Firozpur PUNJAB 8.5 5
Table 3.12:
LEAST IMPROVED
District Name State Name Delta Rank
Rayagada ODISHA 0 104
Khunti JHARKHAND 0 105
Raichur KARNATAKA 0 106
Gumla JHARKHAND 0 107
Asifabad TELANGANA 0 108
3.7 Way Forward
The knowledge partners:Survey agencies, Tata Trusts and Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation - ID Insight appointed by NITI Aayog are expected to provide data on 13
survey indicators, and validated values for 29 data-points. The next ranking will take
into account these inputs and will be released thereaer.
16 Table 3.13:
District State DeltaRank District State DeltaRank
DahodGUJARAT19.8 1Guna MADHYA PRADESH 8 28
West District SIKKIM18.9 2 Baran RAJASTHAN 7.7 29
Ramanathapuram TAMIL NADU 17.73 Chandel MANIPUR7.6 30
Vizianagaram ANDHRA PRADESH 17.5 4 Khunti JHARKHAND 7.5 31
Y.S.R.ANDHRA PRADESH 14.9 5 Firozpur PUNJAB7.4 32
Bijapur CHHATTISGARH 14.7 6 Gajapati ODISHA7.2 33
WashimMAHARASHTRA 13.8 7 Pakur JHARKHAND 6.9 34
Udham Singh NagarUTTARAKHAND 13.78 Kondagaon CHHATTISGARH 6.8 35
KorbaCHHATTISGARH 13.6 9 Udalguri ASSAM6.8 36
Virudhunagar TAMIL NADU 13.110RajnandgaonCHHATTISGARH 6.8 37
Khammam TELANGANA 11.511Dhalai TRIPURA6.7 38
Raichur KARNATAKA 11.312Yadgir KARNATAKA 6.6 39
Narmada GUJARAT11 13Kalahandi ODISHA6.5 40
Visakhapatnam ANDHRA PRADESH 11 14Sonbhadra UTTAR PRADESH 6.5 41
Asifabad (Adilabad)TELANGANA 10.815Chamba HIMACHAL PRADESH 6.5 42
MogaPUNJAB10.716Gaya BIHAR6.4 43
Ramgarh JHARKHAND 10.317Mewat HARYANA6.4 44
Dantewada CHHATTISGARH 9.5 18Mahasamund CHHATTISGARH 6.3 45
Dhaulpur RAJASTHAN 9.2 19Khandwa MADHYA PRADESH 6.1 46
Chitrakoot UTTAR PRADESH 9.120Sirohi RAJASTHAN 6 47
Aurangabad BIHAR9 21Jaisalmer RAJASTHAN 6 48
Bhoopalapalli TELANGANA 8.9 22Barpeta ASSAM5.9 49
Purbi Singhbhum JHARKHAND 8.6 23Sitamarhi BIHAR5.9 50
DamohMADHYA PRADESH 8.5 24Baksa ASSAM5.9 51
NamsaiARUNACHAL PRADESH 8.3 25Osmanabad MAHARASHTRA 5.7 52
Kiphire NAGALAND8.3 26Nandurbar MAHARASHTRA 5.7 53
Malkangiri ODISHA8.1 27Chhatarpur MADHYA PRADESH 5.7 54 Table 3.14:
District State DeltaRank District State DeltaRank
BaramulaJAMMU & KASHMIR 5.6 55Fatehpur UTTAR PRADESH 3.5 82
ChatraJHARKHAND 5.5 56Barwani MADHYA PRADESH 3.2 83
Lohardaga JHARKHAND 5.5 57Rajgarh MADHYA PRADESH 3.2 84
Pashchimi SinghbhumJHARKHAND 5.4 58Karauli RAJASTHAN 3.2 85
GumlaJHARKHAND 5.3 59Palamu JHARKHAND 3.186
ArariaBIHAR5.2 60Muzaarpur BIHAR2.9 87
Narayanpur CHHATTISGARH 5.2 61Dhubri ASSAM2.9 88
Singrauli MADHYA PRADESH 5.2 62Purnia BIHAR2.9 89
Chandauli UTTAR PRADESH 5.2 63Kandhamal ODISHA2.8 90
Hazaribagh JHARKHAND 5.2 64Sheikhpura BIHAR2.8 91
Sahibganj JHARKHAND 5.1 65Godda JHARKHAND 2.7 92
Dhenkanal ODISHA5 66Bokaro JHARKHAND 2.6 93
HardwarUTTARAKHAND 5 67Rayagada ODISHA2.6 94
BastarCHHATTISGARH 4.8 68Katihar BIHAR2.5 95
GoalparaASSAM4.8 69Nawada BIHAR2.3 96
Hailakandi ASSAM4.5 70Giridih JHARKHAND 2.3 97
GarhwaJHARKHAND 4.4 71Nabarangapur ODISHA2 98
Gadchiroli MAHARASHTRA 4.4 72Jamui BIHAR2 99
DarrangASSAM4.3 73Sukma CHHATTISGARH 1.9100
Shrawasti UTTAR PRADESH 4.2 74SiddharthnagarUTTAR PRADESH 1.9101
VidishaMADHYA PRADESH 4.1 75Balrampur UTTAR PRADESH 1.5102
RibhoiMEGHALAYA 4.1 76Banka BIHAR1.4103
Uttar Bastar KankerCHHATTISGARH 4 77Khagaria BIHAR1.4104
DumkaJHARKHAND 4 78Simdega JHARKHAND 1.2105
MamitMIZORAM 3.8 79Ranchi JHARKHAND 1.2106
BahraichUTTAR PRADESH 3.8 80Begusarai BIHAR0.8107
LateharJHARKHAND 3.7 81Kupwara JAMMU & KASHMIR 0.5108