HAILAKANDI, Jan 9 - A holistic development plan for the �aspirational district� Hailakandi is in the pipeline. This was disclosed in a review meeting chaired by Sameer Kumar Khare, Prabhari Officer and Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, at the Deputy Commissioner�s conference hall here on Thursday.
A team of consultants from the Asian Development Bank will prepare the holistic development plan for the district, Khare stated.
Khare reviewed the status of progress made against the funds of Rs 10 crore and Rs 1 crore received from the NEC and under the �Challenge Method� from NITI Aayog.
A discussion was held regarding the submission of new proposals to the Ministry of DoNER.
The senior official reviewed the progress on various key performance indicators such as health, education, agriculture and water resources, basic infrastructure and financial inclusion.
Hailakandi district identified by the Niti Aayog comes under the government�s �Aspirational Districts Programme�.
Khare asked the officials of the departments concerned to submit proposals for the provision of girls� toilets in elementary schools, grid solar electrification at schools and health sub-centres, solar-powered water pumps, etc.
He emphasised that schemes taken up under funds received from NEC and NITI Aayog have to be sustainable and outcome-specific.
Khare lauded the Hailakandi Milk Union Limited scheme and Happy School initiative taken up against the funds received from NITI Aayog.
�A critical aspect of the programme�s approach is its focus on district-specific strengths and the identification of low-hanging fruit,� said Assistant Commissioner Parikshit Phukan.
The programme shifts the focus away from output and draws attention to socioeconomic outcomes.
To provide an initial benchmark for the programme, the government has collected statistics on 49 indicators across health and nutrition, education, financial inclusion, agriculture and water resources, skill development and basic infrastructure.