Aspirational districts now eliminating barriers to progress, says PM during his interaction with DMs

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with magistrates of various districts via video conferencing regarding the implementation of the key government schemes.
Aspirational districts are now eliminating the barriers to the progress of the country and they have become accelerators for growth instead of impediments, he said on Saturday as he interacted with district magistrates.
In his remarks during the interaction with DMs and some chief ministers, PM Modi said the teamwork of Centre, states and local administration was yielding good results in aspirational districts
PM Modi also took direct feedback about the progress and present the status of the implementation of government schemes and programmes in the districts.
A sort of 'top to bottom' and 'bottom to top' flow of governance is needed, he said, adding that an important aspect of this is technology and innovation.
PM told the district magistrates that every district needs to learn from the success of others and also evaluate their challenges.
Launched by the prime minister in January 2018, the aspirational districts programme aims to quickly and effectively transform 112 most under-developed districts across the country.
Chief ministers of Gujarat, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh also participated in the interaction.
(With inputs from agencies)