CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -UNDP India releases an appraisal report on the Aspirational Districts Programme.

Detailed explanation-2: -United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India released an independent appraisal report on the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) recently. The report captures the progress of the flagship initiative and recommendations for further improvements.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-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: -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.