• Tiriyani Block of Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district, Telangana secured the top position in the first delta rankings of Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP) announced by NITI Aayog.
  • Kaushambi block of Kaushambi District, Uttar Pradesh secured second place.
• Delta Ranking captures incremental change in blocks ranked based on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) categorized into five themes.
• The blocks have also been geographically divided into six zones and two blocks from each zone have been given rankings.
• The winners will be felicitated with a prize amount of Rs. 1.5 crores for top rank and 1 crores for second rank in all zonal categories.

ABOUT ABP

• The Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP) was launched on January 7, 2023.
• ABP focuses on improving governance to enhance the quality of life of citizens in the most difficult and relatively underdeveloped blocks of India.
• 500 blocks from 329 districts across 27 states and 4 Union Territories of India are part of the programme.
• The Programme strategy is based on convergence of existing schemes, defining outcomes, and monitoring them on a constant basis.
• About 40 key performance indicators (KPIs) were chosen to measure progress of the blocks which have been grouped into 5 themes- Health and Nutrition, Education, Agriculture and Allied Services, Basic Infrastructure, Social Development.