The Union DoNER ministry will identify 10 underdeveloped districts in the Northeast within a week with the aim of improving the living conditions in these districts by ensuring smooth delivery of goods and Services.
These districts, lagging behind in most Governance and development parameters, will be over and above the 14 aspirational districts shortlisted earlier, based on 49 key socio-economic indicators.
The aspirational district development programme is aimed at helping the overall improvement in the index in the districts having very poor socio-economic parameters.
There are 117 aspirational districts in the country identified by NITI Aayog, which also monitors the development in these districts.
The DoNER minister has also directed officials to prepare a comprehensive Database of developmental projects in each of the eight northeastern states in the past seven years and showcase the marked improvement in all the sectors in comparison to the previous 63 years.