NITI Aayog:4 Bihar districts among most improved in education sector

NITI Aayog ranked 4 Bihar districts among the top 5 most improved ‘Aspirational Districts’ in the field of education. According to the list, Muzaffarpur, Aurangabad, Banka and Sheikhpura, in that order, are the second, third, fourth and fifth most improved ‘Aspirational Districts’ under the Champions of Change Delta Ranking for October 2021.Dumka, in the neighbouring Jharkhand, tops the list.

Niti Aayog’s Aspirational Districts scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January 2018, with an aim to quickly and effectively transform 112 of the most under-developed districts in the country. Under this initiative, rankings are released on a monthly basis, based on the incremental progress made across 49 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The KPIs are under socio-economic themes such as Health and Nutrition, Education, Agriculture and Water Resources, Financial Inclusion & Skill Development and Infrastructure, among others.