ITANAGAR, Jun 22: Namsai District secured the first rank in Education amongst 117 Aspirational Districts in the country. The Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aaayog, Amitabh Kant in an official letter to the Chief Secretary, Satya Gopal intimated this information to the Government of Arunachal.
The rank was based on the incremental progress made in the month of February-March 2019.  As per the guidelines of this special initiative, Namsai District has become eligible for a one-time additional allocation of Rs 3 Crore, in the nature of untied allocation.
The District had been asked by the NITI Aayog to prepare a plan of action in consultation with the State and Central Prabhari Officers (Namsai) and to send the same to the NITI Aayog in a prescribed format with their recommendations within a fortnight. The Empower Committee of Secretaries, constituted for Aspirational District Programme would further consider the ‘plan of action’ for approval.
Deputy Chief Minister, Chowna Mein in his tweet has congratulated and also complimented the Namsai District Administration headed by Deputy Commissioner, Dr Tapasya Raghav and Officers of Education Department for the achievement saying that it is the result of their tireless efforts that the district has earned them this position.  He further wished them for their future endeavors and urged them to work with more enthusiasm and the team spirit to bring more such results for the betterment of the district in particular and the State as a whole.

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