Nodal officers to assess govt schemes' impact in aspirational blocks
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The officials were tasked with determining how impactful govt schemes were in their assigned blocks, whether people were benefiting from them, whether the schemes were being implemented on time, and whether there was any noticeable change on the ground because of govt interventions. The officials will also visit basic facilities like health centres, schools, anganwadi centres and village secretariats to assess how well these facilities are functioning.
"Before they set out, the officials will participate in a one-day training and orientation programme in Lucknow on May 28. During the training, they will be guided on how to monitor progress in aspirational blocks, interpret data, track digital dashboards and other aspects related to the chief minister's fellowship programme. This training will prepare them to understand ground realities and report effectively," said a govt spokesperson.
When in the field, the nodal officers will meet district officials and chief development officers to review development works. They will study local strategies and the participation in programmes by CM Fellows. Proposed works funded by approved incentive amounts for schemes will also be examined, he added.
The state govt launched the aspirational development blocks programme in May 2022 on the lines of the aspirational districts programme.
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The state govt has also launched another initiative to involve youth in policy, implementation and monitoring tasks. Under the CM fellowship programme, selected youth were sent to aspirational blocks, where they track the progress of schemes and provide continuous ground feedback to the administration through their reports.
This model was praised by NITI Aayog, which launched the Aspirational Development Block Programme across the country in Jan 2023. The commission selected 500 development blocks nationwide, including 68 blocks from 42 districts of UP.
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