Abstract

An attempt has been made to analyse the growth performance of aspirational district program in India. As indicated by the decline in employment flexibility and productivity during the past few years, India has had phenomenal GDP growth rates, considerably over the national average. In this paper, the growth and performance of ADP in terms of composite score (% improvement) at the national level from 2020 to 2023 were analysed. The final analysis calculated each aspirational district performance as a percentage and a year-by-year growth rate at the national level. The growth rates are both positive and negative in the study districts, but the changes are optimistic given the scheme's rural focus. In the coming years, unemployment and poverty can be eliminated. Slow and steady growth can result in long-term changes. The present study recommends.

Keywords: Employment Generation, DDU-GKY, Skill Development, Aspirational District Program, NITI Aayog, india