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Aspirational District-Aspirational Block: Partners in the Development Journey

n The report of the United Nations Development
The Aspirational Districts
Program has praised India's Aspirational District
Program launched on 5 January
Program as a very successful model of local area
2018 covers 117 districts. In
development.
order to speed up the pace of
n This should be adopted as a best practice in other
development in the aspirational
countries of the world as well.
district, promising and dynamic
young officers were appointed, n Based on the success of the Aspirational District
due to which the aspirational Program, the Aspirational Block Program has been
district is reaching a better launched to accelerate the social development of 500
condition than the average. underdeveloped blocks.

Vibrant Village Program: Border villages are becoming India's first villages

Now people visiting the border area are recognizing it not as the last village but
as the first village of India. The government has approved the 'Vibrant Village
Programme' with a central contribution of Rs 4800 crore including Rs 2500 crore for
road connectivity from the financial year 2022-23 to 2025-26.
n 'Vibrant Village Programme' launched in Arunachal Pradesh's border village
Kibithu on April 10, 2023, to be completed in three phases.
n Identification of 2967 villages in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand,
Himachal Pradesh and northern border, their security will also be strengthened.
n This program will improve the standard of living of the border villagers,
people will be encouraged to stay in the village, which will stop migration and
strengthen the security of the border.

Amrit Sarovar: Increasing income generation with water

In the Amrit Mahotsav, 75 Amrit Sarovars are being n By August 15, 2023, a target was
built in each district under the resolution of Prime set to make 50 thousand Amrit
Minister Narendra Modi to give something to the future Sarovar, whereas by July 27, 2023,
generation. Amrit Sarovar will not only fulfill the water 63,466 Amrit Sarovar have been
requirement of the earth, but with these efforts drinking completed.
water facility will increase along with water availability, n Amrit Sarovar is being built in at
and activities like agriculture, fisheries, horticulture, least one acre of land, which will
afforestation are also increasing the income generation hold at least 10,000 cubic meters
of the people. of water.

development that will result in high growth rates facilities are now available to very poor families. On
over the next decade. the one hand, the poor are empowered, and on the
Another approach to alleviating poverty is how the other, their social security is guaranteed. This is the
current central government is helping the poor. The third most important aspect of poverty alleviation.
government is encouraging the poor to become The government's social security fabric meets
self-reliant and capable of caring for themselves the poor's basic needs, including food (effective
and their families.A bank account, multiple financial implementation of the Food Security Act), housing
channels for credit and insurance, opportunities (Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana), education (Sarva
for higher education and skilling, health insurance, Shiksha Abhiyan), healthcare, insurance (Pradhan
electricity, roads, and other essential infrastructure Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana), and income

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