Overview

• Chatra district ranked first in NITI Aayog’s Aspirational District Programme Delta Rankings for March 2025, making it the first district in Jharkhand to secure a national top spot.
• The district’s ascent reflects consistent monthly improvements across health and nutrition, education, agriculture and water resources, financial inclusion, and basic infrastructure.
• NITI Aayog credited Chatra’s success to coordinated field-level interventions, inter-departmental convergence of central and state schemes, and data-driven monitoring.
• Chatra will receive a Rs 10 crore performance grant that officials intend to direct toward upgrading schools, rural healthcare, and water access.
• Garhwa district in Jharkhand received the top accolade in the education sector, highlighting the state’s wider gains under the Aspirational Districts Programme.