New Delhi: Prime minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the aspirational districts programme changed the lives of over 25 crore people in 112 Indian districts and its success will now form the basis of the aspirational blocks programme.
While launching a week-long programme called ‘Sankalp Saptaah’ for the country’s aspirational blocks at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, Modi laid stress on the importance of optimum utilisation of resources, convergence and public participation for development at the grassroots level.
“Very few people get the chance to run a government for as long as I have. And I say from experience that it is not only that the budget brings change, if we ensure optimum utilisation of resources and convergence, then work can be done without any fresh funds coming in for the blocks,” he said.
According to official press release, the week-long program is closely aligned with the nationwide Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP), which was launched by Modi in January this year.
‘Sankalp Saptah’ programme, which is being implemented in 500 aspirational blocks across 329 districts in the country, aims to improve governance at the block level in order to enhance the quality of life of citizens.
To facilitate the successful implementation of the ABP and craft robust block development strategies, ‘chintan shivirs’ were conducted at village and block levels across the nation. ‘Sankalp Saptaah’ represents the culmination of these thoughtful deliberations which will be observed in all of the 500 aspirational blocks.
