Narayanpur, a Maoist hit district in Chhattisgarh has secured a spot in the top five districts in the Overall Performance category among 112 aspirational districts across the country.
This follows the Champions of Change Delta Ranking released by NITI Aayog for December 2022. Narayanpur was also ranked third in the health and nutrition category.
An official communiqué claimed that Chhattisgarh had done remarkable work in various fields including health and nutrition in the last four years.
The Centre has appreciated these efforts made in Chhattisgarh several times.
Under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, a Mukhyamantri Suposhan Abhiyan has been launched to eradicate malnutrition among children and to free adolescent girls and women from anemia.
The efforts in the field of nutrition have also yielded positive results.
Health-related schemes like the Mukhyamantri Haat Bazar Clinic, Dai-Didi Clinic, Mukhyamantri Slum Swasthya Yojana, Hamar Lab, Malaria-Mukt Bastar and Malaria-Mukt Chhattisgarh Yojana, Dr. Khoobchand Baghel Swasthya Sahayata Yojana and Mukhyamantri Vishesh Sahayata Yojana are being run in the state to provide affordable and quality healthcare to citizens.