{"id":2853,"date":"2025-08-02T16:42:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T16:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefrontpage24.com\/?p=2853"},"modified":"2025-08-02T16:42:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T16:42:21","slug":"cm-felicitates-top-performing-aspirational-districts-and-blocks-under-sampoornata-abhiyan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefrontpage24.com\/?p=2853","title":{"rendered":"CM Felicitates Top-Performing Aspirational Districts and Blocks Under Sampoornata Abhiyan"},"content":{"rendered":"

TFP Bureau, Raipur, August 2, 2025: Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai today felicitated the top-performing aspirational districts and blocks of Chhattisgarh for their outstanding performance under the Sampoornata Abhiyan<\/strong>, a focused campaign to ensure saturation of key development indicators in the state\u2019s most backward regions. The award ceremony was held at the New Circuit House in Raipur.<\/p>\n

Districts Bastar<\/strong> and Kondagaon<\/strong>, along with development blocks Shankargarh, Mainpur, Makri, Koylibeda, Orchha<\/strong>, and Pratappur<\/strong>, were awarded Gold Medals<\/strong> for achieving full saturation in all six selected indicators during the three-month campaign conducted from July to September 2024.<\/p>\n

Addressing the gathering, CM Sai emphasized that true development must reach the most remote and marginalised populations, particularly Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)<\/strong>. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, transformative initiatives like the Pradhan Mantri Janman Yojana<\/strong> are ensuring access to basic infrastructure such as housing, water, electricity, and roads in far-flung tribal areas.<\/p>\n

The Chief Minister also cited state-led initiatives like the Dharti Aaba Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan<\/strong>, covering over 6,600 villages, as evidence of accelerated rural development in Chhattisgarh\u2019s aspirational districts. \u201cThese villages, once considered neglected, are now becoming models of growth,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n

Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao praised the journey of aspirational districts, which began in 2018 to uplift backward areas by improving human development indicators<\/strong>. He expressed optimism that such efforts would pave the way for a truly developed Chhattisgarh<\/strong> in line with the national vision of Viksit Bharat<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Deputy CM Vijay Sharma stressed that the campaign goes beyond infrastructure, focusing on outcomes that improve quality of life<\/strong>, particularly in sectors often overlooked. He urged continued efforts to raise health, education, and livelihood standards.<\/p>\n

Chief Secretary Amitabh Jain and Planning Secretary Ankit Anand presented a detailed report on the campaign’s outcomes. Representatives from NITI Aayog<\/strong>, including Member Secretary Ashish Bhatt and Member K. Subramaniam, were also present.<\/p>\n

Under the campaign, six indicators were selected from the broader list used to evaluate aspirational districts and blocks. These included:<\/p>\n