Aspirational Districts (ADP) & Blocks (ABP)

📊 High-Yield Data & Statistical Fact Sheet

• Launch Dates: Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) launched in January 2018; Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP) launched in January 2023. 2023 ABP's launch was announced in the Union Budget 2023-24 (1 Feb 2023), covering 500 blocks.
• Coverage: ADP covers 112 most backward districts across India; ABP targets 500 backward blocks in 329 districts.
• Pillars & Weights: Health & Nutrition (30%), Education (30%), Agriculture & Water Resources (20%), Basic Infrastructure (10%), Financial Inclusion (5%), Skill Development (5%).
• Core Strategy: 3Cs Strategy — Convergence (Central & State schemes), Collaboration (Union, State, & District level), Competition (Monthly Delta Rankings).
• Key Metrics: Monitors 49 key performance indicators (KPIs) across 81 data points for ADP.
• Welfare Impact: UNDP evaluation (2021) shows ADP districts achieved up to 4x faster progress in health, nutrition, and financial inclusion compared to non-ADP peers.
• Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0 2026: NITI Aayog launched a 3-month campaign (28 Jan - 14 April 2026) to saturate 5 Key Performance Indicators in Aspirational Districts and 6 KPIs in Aspirational Blocks, building on the original Sampoornata Abhiyan (2024).

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1. ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS PROGRAMME (ADP)

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ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS PROGRAMME (ADP)

ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS PROGRAMME (ADP)

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Analyze key facts and concepts related to ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS PROGRAMME (ADP).

Objective: Launched in 2018 by NITI Aayog to address regional disparity and achieve "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas" by rapidly uplifting 112 historically backward districts. The 3Cs Framework: Convergence: Merging of existing Central and State schemes (avoiding duplicate allocations). Collaboration: Synergizing Union, State, and District-level Prabhari (Nodal) Officers. Competition: Driving district-level motivation via transparent monthly Delta Rankings based on progress.

🌾 PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana — Agriculture's "Aspirational Districts" Model

2025

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PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana — Design & Objectives	Cabinet approved this **6-year scheme (2025-26 onward)** covering **100 districts**, modeled on NITI Aayog's **Aspirational District Programme** but exclusively for **agriculture/allied sectors** — a **first of its kind**. **Aims**: enhance agricultural productivity, crop diversification, sustainable practices, post-harvest storage at panchayat/block level, improve irrigation, and facilitate credit access.
Implementation & District Selection	Implemented via **convergence of 36 existing schemes** across **11 Departments**. **100 districts** selected based on **low productivity, low cropping intensity, and low credit disbursement** (minimum 1 district per State/UT).
Monitoring	Progress monitored via **117 Key Performance Indicators** on a **monthly dashboard**. **District Dhan Dhaanya Samiti** (with progressive farmers as members) finalizes **District Agriculture Plans**.

> **Summary**: PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana transplants the Aspirational Districts convergence-competition model onto agriculture specifically — 100 low-productivity/low-credit districts, 36 schemes converged across 11 Departments, and 117 KPIs tracked monthly, with local Dhan Dhaanya Samitis owning the district plans.