Parliament Question: Aspirational Districts and Blocks of Uttar Pradesh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4121 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2026 ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS AND BLOCKS OF UTTAR PRADESH 4121. SHRI NEERAJ MAURYA: SHRI BABU SINGH KUSHWAHA: MRS RUCHI VIRA: SHRI DEVESH SHAKYA: Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state: (a) the details of funds sanctioned, allocated and utilised and physical achievements made in various sectors like basic infrastructure, health, education, drinking water, nutrition and model service centres under the Aspirational Districts and Blocks Programme in Aspirational district and blocks of Uttar Pradesh particularly in Bareilly, Budaun, Jaunpur and Etah-Kasganj districts during the financial year 2025-26, district-wise, block-wise and scheme-wise; (b) whether it is a fact that digital classrooms, model Anganwadi centres and drinking water projects in many Aspirational districts, blocks and rural areas of Uttar Pradesh particularly in Bareilly, Budaun, Jaunpur and Etah-Kasganj districts are not functioning at full capacity due to lack of maintenance, technical personnel, regular operations, electricity, internet connectivity, other equipments despite progress being reported on the portal and if so, the details of the number of said projects along with the corrective steps taken by the Government to make them fully functional again; (c) the current status and actual achievements made in comparison to the targets set for vocational skill training programmes, self-employment and Micro, Small and Medium Entreprises (MSMEs) in Aspirational Blocks of Uttar Pradesh particularly in Bareilly, Budaun, Jaunpur and Etah-Kasganj districts along with the number of youth secured employment; and Page 1 of 9(d) whether the Government proposes to implement a new action plan or monitoring mechanism to ensure the sustainable availability of quality services particulary in the sectors of education, healthcare and providing basic amenities for the last mile person in remote areas of Uttar Pradesh particularly in Bareilly, Budaun, Jaunpur and Etah- Kasganj districts and if so, the details thereof? 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) and (c) The Aspirational Districts and Aspirational Blocks Programme monitors the performance of Aspirational Districts and Aspirational Blocks on 49 and 40 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across key social sectors, respectively through Champions of Change portal which is publicly accessible at http://championsofchange.gov.in/site/coc-home/ for ADP and https://abp.championsofchange.gov.in/ for ABP. The top performing Districts and Blocks are incentivised through an award mechanism based on quarterly delta rankings. Details of funds released to award winning Districts and Blocks in Uttar Pradesh and their progress can be seen at Annexures I and II. (b) No data of district level and block level projects is maintained by NITI Aayog. (d) The government has been implementing several schemes and programmes across the country such as National Health Mission (NHM), Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana, Saksham Anganwadi & Mission POSHAN 2.0, Samagra Shiksha, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Grameen), Jal Jeevan Mission, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) / National Food Security Act (NFSA), etc., to Page 2 of 9improve the socio-economic well-being of the people. Each scheme has an inbuilt mechanism to monitor its performance. Page 3 of 9ANNEXURE I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY FOR PART (a) & (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4121 FOR ANSWER ON 12.08.2026 ON ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS AND BLOCKS OF UTTAR PRADESH BY SHRI NEERAJ MAURYA, SHRI BABU SINGH KUSHWAHA, MRS RUCHI VIRA AND SHRI DEVESH SHAKYA Details of Funds Sanctioned and Utilized by Aspirational Districts and Blocks of Uttar Pradesh in FY 2025-26 Funds Sanctioned and utilized by Aspirational Districts under ADP Total Utilized Total Sanctioned Amount S.No. District Amount (in Lakhs) (in Lakhs) 1 Bahraich 349.525 0 2 Balrampur 5 0 3 Chandauli 155 0 4 Chitrakoot 155 0 5 Fatehpur 149 0 6 Shravasti 5 0 7 Siddharthnagar 257.5 224.53 8 Sonbhadra 5 0 Funds Sanctioned and utilized by Aspirational Blocks under ABP Total Total Sanctioned Utilized S.No. District Block Amount Amount (in Lakhs) (in Lakhs) 1 Aligarh Gangiri 15.30 0.00 Ambedkar 15.30 0.00 2 Bhiti Nagar Ambedkar 5.30 0.00 3 Bhiyawn Nagar Ambedkar 5.30 0.00 4 Tanda Nagar 5 Amethi Jagdishpur 55.30 0.00 6 Amethi Jamo 15.30 0.00 7 Amethi Shukul Bazar 5.30 0.00 8 Bahraich Huzoorpur 15.30 0.00 9 Ballia Bansdih 15.30 0.00 10 Ballia Chilkahar 5.30 0.00 Page 4 of 911 Balrampur Shriduttganj 15.30 0.00 12 Banda Baberu 71.70 0.00 13 Banda Bisanda 5.30 0.00 14 Barabanki Nindaura 5.30 0.00 15 Barabanki Puredalai 89.95 0.00 16 Bareilly Baheri 100.44 0.00 17 Bareilly Damkhauda 5.30 0.00 Fatehganj 5.30 0.00 18 Bareilly (West) 19 Basti Harraiya 15.30 0.00 20 Basti Kudaraha 84.30 0.00 21 Bijanaur Kotwali 15.30 0.00 22 Bijanaur Najibabad 102.88 0.00 23 Budaun Ambiapur 5.30 0.00 24 Budaun Asafpur 15.30 0.00 25 Chandauli Chahniya 15.30 0.00 26 Chitrakoot Ramnagar 34.99 0.00 27 Deoria Gauri Bazar 15.30 9.53 28 Etah Awagarh 15.30 0.00 29 Etah Jaithra 5.30 0.00 30 Farrukhabad Nawabganj 61.91 0.00 31 Farrukhabad Rajepur 52.18 0.00 32 Fatehpur Hathgaon 15.30 8.52 33 Ghazipur Varachakwar 5.30 0.00 34 Ghazipur Virno 15.30 0.00 35 Gonda Babhanjot 5.30 0.00 36 Gonda Pandari Kripal 15.30 0.00 37 Gonda Rupaideeh 5.30 0.00 38 Gorakhpur Bansgaon 15.30 0.00 39 Gorakhpur Brahmpur 5.30 0.00 40 Hardoi Sandila 90.30 0.00 41 Jalaun Jalaun 5.30 0.00 42 Jalaun Rampura 15.30 0.00 43 Jaunpur Machhali Sahar 15.30 0.00 44 Jaunpur Ram Pur 5.30 0.00 45 Kasganj Amanpur 15.30 0.00 46 Kasganj Ganj Dundwara 5.30 0.00 47 Kaushambi Kaushambi 98.70 0.00 48 Kaushambi Manjhanpur 5.30 0.00 49 Kheri Bankeyganj 5.30 0.00 Page 5 of 950 Kheri Dhaurhara 15.30 0.00 51 Kushi Nagar Vishunpura 15.30 0.00 52 Lalitpur Mandawra 93.30 25.21 53 Maharajganj Mithaura 175.41 11.78 54 Mahoba Kabrai 52.50 0.00 55 Mirzapur Hallia 5.30 0.00 56 Mirzapur Patehra 15.30 3.88 57 Pilbhit Puranpur 15.30 0.00 58 Prayagraj Baharia 180.30 0.00 59 Prayagraj Koraon 177.30 5.67 60 Rampur Saidnagar 15.30 6.00 61 Sambhal Asmauli 15.30 0.00 62 Sambhal Gunnaur 5.30 0.00 63 Shravasti Jamunaha 165.30 10.00 64 Siddharthnagar Khesraha 111.83 0.55 65 Sitapur Biswan 15.30 0.00 66 Sonbhadra Chatra 15.30 7.20 67 St Kabir Nagar Baghauli 15.30 0.00 St Ravidas 15.30 2.60 68 Aurai Nagar Page 6 of 9ANNEXURE II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY FOR PART (a) & (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4121 FOR ANSWER ON 12.08.2026 ON ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS AND BLOCKS OF UTTAR PRADESH BY SHRI NEERAJ MAURYA, SHRI BABU SINGH KUSHWAHA, MRS RUCHI VIRA AND SHRI DEVESH SHAKYA Progress of Aspirational Districts of Uttar Pradesh under ADP based on Composite Score (since inception) S.NO Baseline Current Percentage District Name . (June 2018) March 2026 Improvement 1 Chitrakoot 44.70 67.48 51% 2 Fatehpur 41.00 65.62 60% 3 Bahraich 37.40 65.63 75% 4 Shrawasti 37.10 61.11 65% 5 Balrampur 36.00 58.37 62% 6 Siddharthnagar 35.70 64.84 82% 7 Chandauli 42.40 66.42 57% 8 Sonbhadra 38.00 67.06 76% Progress of Aspirational Block of Uttar Pradesh under ABP based on Composite Score (since inception) S. Baseline Current Percentage NO District Name Block Name (March March Improvement . 2023) 2026 1 Aligarh Gangiri 58.90 78.13 33% Ambedkar 61.50 77.08 2 Bhiti 25% Nagar Ambedkar 59.60 81.04 3 Bhiyawn 36% Nagar Ambedkar 63.80 78.83 4 Tanda 24% Nagar 5 Amethi Jagdishpur 53.20 76.01 43% 6 Amethi Jamo 58.60 80.86 38% 7 Amethi Shukul Bazar 60.50 76.35 26% 8 Bahraich Huzoorpur 55.70 76.03 37% 9 Ballia Bansdih 46.60 75.43 62% 10 Ballia Chilkahar 58.40 75.78 30% 11 Balrampur Shriduttganj 53.00 78.36 48% Page 7 of 912 Banda Baberu 57.90 74.75 29% 13 Banda Bisanda 52.40 69.72 33% 14 Barabanki Nindaura 56.60 78.47 39% 15 Barabanki Puredalai 36.80 77.06 109% 16 Bareilly Baheri 59.90 83.13 39% 17 Bareilly Damkhauda 58.80 79.57 35% Fatehganj 60.90 82.68 18 Bareilly 36% (West) 19 Basti Harraiya 56.80 78.33 38% 20 Basti Kudaraha 57.80 76.62 33% 21 Bijanaur Kotwali 60.00 78.89 31% 22 Bijanaur Najibabad 60.40 77.11 28% 23 Budaun Ambiapur 52.70 71.54 36% 24 Budaun Asafpur 50.40 74.09 47% 25 Chandauli Chahniya 64.10 79.34 24% 26 Chitrakoot Ramnagar 63.90 75.03 17% 27 Deoria Gauri Bazar 59.00 80.07 36% 28 Etah Awagarh 60.00 75.83 26% 29 Etah Jaithra 61.80 81.73 32% 30 Farrukhabad Nawabganj 61.20 79.59 30% 31 Farrukhabad Rajepur 52.50 76.54 46% 32 Fatehpur Hathgaon 54.40 81.35 49% Varachakwa 59.80 76.05 33 Ghazipur 27% r 34 Ghazipur Virno 55.80 77.95 40% 35 Gonda Babhanjot 59.30 78.94 33% Pandari 56.00 74.48 36 Gonda 33% Kripal 37 Gonda Rupaideeh 50.60 78.14 55% 38 Gorakhpur Bansgaon 59.90 80.72 35% 39 Gorakhpur Brahmpur 56.00 80.21 43% 40 Hardoi Sandila 52.80 76.98 46% 41 Jalaun Jalaun 56.80 76.24 34% 42 Jalaun Rampura 59.00 80.33 36% Machhali 63.90 81.24 43 Jaunpur 27% Sahar 44 Jaunpur Ram Pur 62.40 76.77 23% 45 Kasganj Amanpur 59.80 76.11 27% Ganj 63.30 72.05 46 Kasganj 14% Dundwara 47 Kaushambi Kaushambi 56.10 81.07 45% 48 Kaushambi Manjhanpur 58.20 82.75 42% 49 Kheri Bankeyganj 61.40 79.44 29% 50 Kheri Dhaurhara 51.80 74.20 43% Page 8 of 951 Kushi Nagar Vishunpura 55.20 79.18 43% 52 Lalitpur Mandawra 54.50 76.77 41% 53 Maharajganj Mithaura 52.40 75.64 44% 54 Mahoba Kabrai 60.70 76.28 26% 55 Mirzapur Hallia 53.00 74.82 41% 56 Mirzapur Patehra 55.00 75.84 38% 57 Pilbhit Puranpur 57.40 73.78 29% 58 Prayagraj Baharia 58.90 82.58 40% 59 Prayagraj Koraon 56.60 73.73 30% 60 Rampur Saidnagar 57.70 78.61 36% 61 Sambhal Asmauli 59.70 79.65 33% 62 Sambhal Gunnaur 52.30 72.34 38% 63 Shravasti Jamunaha 49.60 73.00 47% Siddharth 50.40 77.15 64 Khesraha 53% Nagar 65 Sitapur Biswan 52.60 72.10 37% 66 Sonbhadra Chatra 61.50 77.56 26% St Kabir 54.80 76.94 67 Baghauli 40% Nagar St Ravidas 56.90 78.98 68 Aurai 39% Nagar ***** Page 9 of 9