Aspirational Districts

Launched by the Hon’ble PM in January, the ‘Transformation of Aspirational Districts’ programme aims to quickly and effectively transform these districts. The broad contours of the programme are Convergence (of Central & State Schemes), Collaboration (of Central, State level ‘Prabhari’ Officers & District Collectors), and Competition among districts driven by a mass Movement. With States as the main drivers, this program will focus on the strength of each district, identify low-hanging fruits for immediate improvement, measure progress, and rank districts.

The Government is committed to raising the living standards of its citizens and ensuring inclusive growth for all – “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas”. To enable optimum utilization of their potential, this program focusses closely on improving people’s ability to participate fully in the burgeoning economy. Health & Nutrition, Education, Agriculture & Water Resources, Financial Inclusion & Skill Development, and Basic Infrastructure are this programme’s core areas of focus.

REC Limited has been allocated 07 aspirational districts by Niti Ayog and every year the theme is decided by DPE for undertaking under CSR initiatives of REC. Health, Nutrition and School Education were the focus areas for year 2018-19, while for year 2019-20 it is Health and Nutrition. The districts allocated to REC are as under and specific interventions are;

1. Muzaffarpur, Bihar
2. Chandel, Manipur
3. Mamit, Mizoram
4. Kiphire, Nagaland
5. Gajapati, Odisha
6. Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand
7. West Sikkim, Sikkim

School Education

• Provide Smart Classes 130 schools
• Provide safe drinking water through filters/ ROs in 581 schools
• Provide furniture (desks, benches, boards) to 193 schools
• Repair and renovation in 232 schools
• Hostels, housing for teachers to be built 26 nos.
• Science lab established/strengthened in 113 schools
• Super 30 programme to increase grades of government school children
• 532 Out of School children to be educated through National Institute of Open Schooling
• Training of 1662 teachers
• Strengthen 229 school libraries
• Exposure visits to 450 teachers/students

Nutrition

• Provide fortified milk through NDDB Foundation for Nutrition to 30,000 government school children in Gajapati, Odisha and Muzaffarpur, Bihar
• Upgrade of 1175 Anganwadis by equipping them with LPG connection, antenatal care corners and grain storage and develop 50 of them as model anganwadis

Health

• Completed 300 bedded Pandit Ram Sumer Shukla Smriti Govt. Medical College, Rudrapur (in use for COVID care)
• 15 nos. of ambulances, patient pick up vehicles
• Procured 11 accuster kits, trained nurses and doctors and are in use
• Provided Telemedicine facility in 13 PHC/CHC/District hospital in Mamit district
• Upgradation of infrastructure in PHC (26 nos.), CHC (2 nos.), district hospitals (3 nos.)
• Develop health & wellness center
• Training of 33 health workers, nurses
• Engage doctors (2 nos.), community health workers (3 nos.), nurses for 18 to 24 months (45 nos.) to improve maternal and children care in Kiphire
• Provide transit stay facility to 17 medical staff in Kiphire