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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who launches Baseline Ranking Of 115 Aspirational Districts?
A
NITI Aayog
B
Income tax Department
C
National Stock Exchange
D
Aadhaar Team
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The objective of the program is to monitor the real-time progress of aspirational districts based on 49 indicators (81 data-points) from the 5 identified thematic areas. With the latest available data from the ministries concerned, NITI Aayog has completed a baseline ranking of 101 districts.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Government of India has launched the ‘Transformation of Aspirational Districts’ initiative in January 2018 with a vision of a New India by 2022 wherein the focus is to improve India’s ranking under the Human Development Index (HDI), raising living standards of its citizens and ensuring inclusive growth of all.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ministry of Home Affairs has been designated as the nodal ministry to coordinate and ensure TADP goals in 35 Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts identified by NITI Aayog.

Detailed explanation-4: -Haridwar city of Uttarakhand has been declared as the best aspirational district by NITI Aayog on the basis of five parameters.

Detailed explanation-5: -The ranking is based on the incremental progress made across 49 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) under 5 broad socio-economic themes - Health & Nutrition, Education, Agriculture & Water Resources, Financial Inclusion & Skill Development and Infrastructure.

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