Kondagaon District Collector Nilkanth Tekam was on Wednesday awarded a cash prize of Rs 5 crore for “exemplary works” done for the overall development of the district as per parameters of the Niti Aayog.
Niti Aayog’s Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant handed over the award to the district collector.
Kondagaon was adjudged second aspirational district among 115 competitors across the country.
In the field of health and nutrition the Kondagaon district stood first while in overall ranking it stood second.
The judgment was done by the Ayog keeping in view the performance of aspirational districts for the month of November and December.
The performance was judged on the basis of 49 indicators which include health, education, agriculture, water resources, physical structure, financial management and skill development.
Union Government has earmarked 115 districts as aspirational districts all over the country, which includes 10 from the backward state of Chhattisgarh.
Special attention is being given for an overall development of these districts and a delta ranking is provided to them in order to promote competiveness in achieving the goal of development.