A Comparative Analysis of Aspirational and Non-aspirational Districts in Select Indicators of SDG: Evidence from Two Latest Rounds of NFHS Data

Ansary, Rabiul

A Comparative Analysis of Aspirational and Non-aspirational Districts in Select Indicators of SDG: Evidence from Two Latest Rounds of NFHS Data - Economic and Political Weekly 2025 - 59-67

India launched the Aspirational Districts Programme in 2018 for fast-paced progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in 112 most underdeveloped districts. This paper investigates the progress of aspirational districts using data from two rou


Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP)
Maternal Health Nutrition
NFHS Data
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)