Chamba ranked 4th in development in nationwide rankings announced by NITI Aayog

Chamba, March 4

In the Central government’s Aspirational Districts Programme, Chamba district has secured the fourth position in the nationwide rankings announced by NITI Aayog for the best performance achieved in various sectors of development.

Disclosing this to the media here today, Deputy Commissioner DC Rana said the NITI Aayog had identified 112 districts, including Chamba, across the country on the basis of indicators of health, nutrition, education, agriculture, water resources, financial inclusion, skill development and basic infrastructural development.

For better implementation of development schemes, Chamba district had received a grant of Rs 3 crore as an award from the Centre, Rana said.

“NITI Aayog releases the ranking for the best performance in various sectors and the sector which comes out with good results, the Centre provides special grant to further strengthen and augment these sectors,” the DC stated.

Almost Rs 1.16 crore would be spent on infrastructure development and other facilities in the health sector in the district which included digital hemoglobin meters in addition to electronic weighing machines for children and six X-ray machines to be made available, he said. — OC