NEW DELHI: For the development of underdevelopment 101 districts of the country NITI Aayog has come up with a mechanism under which these districts termed as 'aspirational' would be competing with each other in terms of performance. These districts will be ranked on 49 parameters based on various data points.
The 49 indicators on 81 data points will cover five development areas of health and nutrition, education, agriculture and water resources, financial inclusion and skill development and basic infrastructure.  From the beginning of next fiscal year from April 1, this real-time data collection and monitoring will be open for public viewing.

India cannot grow at a high rate on a long run until these districts catch up, whatever high are the GDP number, it has no meaning until the benefit of growth percolates down to very basic level, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said while announcing the launch of ranking for the "Aspirational Districts'.
The ranking of districts follows the launch of 'Transformation of Aspirational Districts' by Prime Minister NarendraModi in January with an aim to quickly and effectively transform some of the most underdeveloped districts in the country.
This will converge the central and state schemes, collaborate central, state and district collectors to strengthen these districts by identifying the low-hanging fruits for immediate improvement, measure progress and then rank the district by getting the data on a real-time basis.