Applauds District Admin for Achieving Remarkable Performance in NITI AYOG’s Recent Delta Ranking
With an aim to get the first hand appraisal of various developmental indicators and parameters identified under the centrally sponsored “Aspirational Districts” programme, Joint Secretary Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Saurabh Gaur today paid visit to Baramulla District where he took sector wise review of various schemes and programmes being carried out in the district.
The meeting was attended by ADDC Baramulla, Aijaz Abdullah Saraf, Joint Director Planning, M. Yousuf Rather, other district and sectoral Officers besides SDM’s of Uri, Pattan and Tangmarg.
At the outset, District Development Commisioner Baramulla, Bhupinder Kumar through Power point presentation gave a detailed overview of the developmental activities and sector wise achievements under Aspirational District Programme.
He briefed the officer regarding the ongoing efforts being made by district administration with regard to Aspirational District Programme in various fields of Education, Health, Agriculture, Skill Development etc.
After taking a comprehensive and sector wise review, Saurabh Gaur, who is also the Central Prabhari Officer for District Baramulla, showed his overwhelming satisfaction on the overall progress of Baramulla district and also stressed upon the concerned officers for further expedition in the work pace in order to lead a district for higher ranks across the country.
Speaking on the occassion, Central Prabhari Officer while highlighting the importance of Aspirational District move, said that Living standards in India are affected by significant inter-state and inter-district variations. In order to remove this heterogeneity, the government has launched in January 2018, the ‘Transformation of Aspirational Districts’ programme (ADP), wherein Baramulla district has been chosen as one of the Aspirational districts in the country.
He said that progress is measured by the ranking in India. Every month, districts are ranked based on the progress they have made on key indicators of health, education, agriculture, basic infrastructure, financial inclusion and skills development.
He said that rankings open up a realm of possibilities for policymakers, because it not only helps in better understanding and identifying areas of intervention, but also allows for an accurate assessment of the effectiveness and impact of interventions undertaken.
While assessing performance of different departments, Saurabh Kumar issued instructions to DDC to monitor all the developmental works and accomplish the pending task in a time bound manner.
The officer on the occasion also congratulated district administration Baramulla for achieving milestone under Aspirational district Programme by
Ranking among top 5 districts of the country in NITI AYOG’s Delta Ranking 2021.
The Central Prabhari Officer District Baramulla also assured district administration all the possible support from central government for achieving the desired results well in a stipulated period of time.
He also laid specific emphasis on departments to work in a close coordination and synergy to remove all impediments in a time bound manner so that the progress and development is not hampered by any means.
Later on, the officer visited Khawajabagh Barmamula where he reviewed the horticulture scenario. He inspected some high density orchards in order to get the first hand appraisal of various horticulture related aspects. He urged upon the concerned to adopt scientific methodologies for increasing the productivity. He said that there is a need of value addition of horticultural products so as to yield better and enhanced dividends.
The Joint Secretary also visited Boniyar to review various developmental projects there. He took an appraisal of the pace and position of various ongoing developmental projects undertaken in Boniyar wherein he issued onspot directions to the concerned officers with regard to the timely completion of such works.
