Chandel inManipurhas topped the list of aspirational districts which have recorded the most improved performance in June, followed bySahibganjin Jharkhand and Firozpur inPunjab.Chandel, which is situated in the eastern most part of the country and shares more than 100 kms of open, porous international border with Myanmar, recorded a sharp improvement from its 30th position in the February rankings to the top rank. All the five districts which have recorded the most improved performance in June have made remarkable progress from their February rankings with Firozpur jumping to third position from 107 previously andDhubrimoving to the fourth position from 103.Kiphirein Nagaland bagged the fifth spot, improving upon its February ranking of 35.

Chandel was successful in providing support to tribals under theVan Dhan Yojana. Trifed, a national level cooperative body has augmented the ability of the tribal Population to seek better prices for their minor forest produce.

The aspirational districts programme was launched by the Centre in 2018 to usher in development in 112 of the countrys most backward districts . Government think tankNiti Aayoganchors the programme in collaboration with the central and state governments.
The focus is on five critical sectors healthcare, Education, Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and Resources“>Water Resources, and Skill development and basic Infrastructure. The scheme has won praise from theUnited Nations Development Programmewhich has lauded it for being successful in propelling development in the backward districts of India.