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New Delhi : PM Narendra Modi will address a conference on Transformation of Aspirational Districts on January 5, 2018. This event is being organized by NITI Aayog at Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. The Prime Minister will interact with officials in-charge of transformation of over 100 districts.
This event is in keeping with PM Narendra Modi’s vision of a New India by 2022. The Union Government has embarked on a major policy initiative for the rapid transformation of districts that are lagging on specific development parameters.
Senior Government officials in the rank of Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary have been designated as officers in-charge to coordinate the efforts of the Centre and the States in addressing the specific developmental needs of these districts, according to a PIB release.