Haridwar declared best aspirational district in India: NITI Aayog

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• Aug 25, 2022 | Sourav Boruah

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Desk: The holy city of Haridwar in Uttarakhand has been named the finest
aspirational district by the NITI Aayog, receiving an additional three crore
rupees as a result.

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Rakesh Ranjan, director of the NITI Aayog's Aspirational Districts Program,
writes to the district collector of Haridwar and the chief secretary of
Uttarakhand to inform them that the district has earned the right to an
additional allocation of Rs 3 crore because it placed first in the basic
infrastructure theme.

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Haridwar district has been given to federal minister for commerce and
industries Piyush Goyal, who has been actively involved in creating it the
nation's most aspirational district. As the top district, we have been given Rs
3 crore for further development on five criteria as part of the aspirational
districts initiative, according to district collector Vinay Shankar Pandey of
Haridwar.

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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">"The health sector is one area
where we have lagged behind in aspirational districts. The district hospital in
Haridwar and the sub district hospitals in Roorkee will both receive
improvements thanks to the funding allotted for this purpose, Pandey continued.

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The letter stated that the districts must create a plan of action in accordance
with the requirements of the aspirational districts scheme and work with the
state and federal Prabhari Officers before sending it to NITI Aayog for final
approval by the Empowered Committee of Secretaries established for the
programme.

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The district and central Prabhari Officers of the Haridwar
district have received congratulations from the director of the NITI Aayog
programme, who also asked the chief secretary to give the collector a good
service entry.