Aspirational districts should be ‘inspirational districts’ of India, and the aspirational district program should be extended to the block and city level, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. The Aspirational Districts Program (ADP), launched in 2018, aims to transform 112 districts that have shown relatively little progress in key social sectors.
“Appreciating the success of the Aspirational Districts programme, the Prime Minister said that the government should try to make these ‘inspirational districts’. India and extend the program to the block and city level,” said an official statement quoting Modi. The Prime Minister was presiding over the three-day National Conference of Chief Secretaries, which is currently underway in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh. The conference began on 15 June.
The Prime Minister stressed that India’s best, young officers should be deployed in aspirational districts to bring about noticeable change through their creative thinking and innovative ideas, the statement said. The statement quoted Modi as saying that the experience and learnings he gained while working in these districts would be unique and would prove useful for the entire country.
Speaking on education, the Prime Minister said that training of teachers can be strengthened by leveraging digital technology and learning mobile apps. He said that award winning retired school teachers can also be engaged to visit the schools and impart training to the teachers.
Modi also said that there may be a dedicated TV channel for training of teachers. It may be recalled that in the Budget for 2022-23, the government had announced that 200 TV channels would be launched to improve access to high quality education in the remotest part of the country.
The Prime Minister suggested organizing competitions amongst young entrepreneurs, startups and youth in the states to create quality content in regional languages in various mediums such as drama, animation, mono-acting, etc., the statement said. According to the statement, discussions were held on ‘crop diversification and achieving self-sufficiency in oilseeds, pulses and other agri-commodities’ and ‘national implementation’. education Policy-school education’.
It said there were sessions on ‘Azadi’s Amrit Mahotsav: Road to 2047’ and the Aspirational District Program. According to the statement, the issue of “reducing the burden of compliance” was raised at each table for deliberation.
It said several strategies for ‘self-reliant agriculture’ and a digital mission in agriculture were also discussed, adding that more centers to drive India’s infrastructure development story through PM-Gatishakti The need for state coordination was also highlighted. All the states and union territories actively participated, raised concerns, highlighted best practices and suggested possible solutions in every session, the statement said.
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