Collector of Barwani Shivraj Singh on Tuesday put a presentation (for Prime Minister's Excellence Awards) on his innovations in New Delhi, taken in the district in health (H&N) and nutrition fields. The district has achieved the maximum progress in the H&N indicators among the 112 Aspirational Districts of the country.
Singh is the lone collector in Madhya Pradesh who had been invited for the presentation.
Barwani, one of the districts selected under the NITI Aayog's 'Aspirational Districts Programme', has been shortlisted for presentation to the PM's Excellence Awards. For the awards, only 12 district collectors of the country, who have performed well in the ADP scheme, had been invited to give their presentations on the innovations plied in their respective districts.
The district has shown significant progress in the various sectors suggested by NITI Aayog. It has got the first rank in the country in the recently released data of the Aayog in the Health and Nutrition (H&N) sector while it has secured the second position in the delta ranking (overall).
According to recent reports from National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5), Barwani district has achieved the top position in the country in the progress of the H&N fields in the country. The percentage of institutional delivery has reached more than 97 per cent from 50.7.
Collector Singh put his presentation on the innovative ideas of 'Mission Ummeed', 'Mission Bal Shakti' and 'Pahunch Abhiyan', taken in the district in the health and nutrition areas at Civil Services Officers' Institution, New Delhi.
112 districts including MP' eight, have been selected under the ADP scheme and 49 key performance indicators including five major sectors (health and nutrition, education, agriculture and water resources, financial inclusion and skill development and basic infrastructure) have been fixed.
The NITI Aayog has allocated around Rs 20 crore (maximum in the state) to Barwani district as an award so far for excellent performance.
"It is the result of the efforts made by the field staff like Mamta Brigade, Aanganwadi workers, ASHAs and the officials of the related department", the collector, Singh told The Pioneer on asking about this achievement.