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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PLANNING
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 644
TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2026
ASPIRATIONAL BLOCKS PROGRAMME IN BIHAR
644. SHRI RAJA RAM SINGH:
Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has undertaken a comprehensive
review of the implementation of the Aspirational Blocks Programme
in Bihar and if so, the details of such assessment;
(b) the details of Key Performance Indicators achieved in health,
education, agriculture and infrastructure in Bihar, from the date of its
commencement, Block-wise;
(c) the details of the number of blocks that have failed to meet
annual targets and the reasons therefor; and
(d) the details of corrective measures proposed to correct regional
development gaps?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY
OF STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF
STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING
AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE
(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
(a) The Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP) monitors all
Aspirational Blocks on a quarterly basis through a Delta Ranking
method across 40 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). These
Page 1 of 2indicators fall under crucial sectors of Health & Nutrition, Education,
Agriculture & Allied Sectors, Social Development, and Basic
Infrastructure. The progress of all 513 Aspirational Blocks including
those in the State of Bihar on all indicators is monitored and the
performance data is publicly accessible via the Champions of Change
Dashboard (https://abp.championsofchange.gov.in/).
(b) The details of KPIs of all 61 Aspirational Blocks of Bihar are
available at Champions of Change Dashboard
(https://abp.championsofchange.gov.in/).
(c) There are no specific annual targets under the Aspirational
Blocks Programme (ABP), however, the programme aims for
saturation of indicators by continuous monitoring and supervision.
(d) Under the Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP) focused
interventions to improve in low-performing indicators along-with
continuous monitoring and supervision and dissemination of best
practices are undertaken to accelerate the socio-economic
development of Aspirational Blocks and improve their performance.
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