Jharkhand Tops in Delta Ranking Released by NITI Aayog

• 09 Jul 2022

Why in News?

Recently, Jharkhand has secured the first position in the Delta Ranking for the month of June under the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission Scheme released by the Ministry of Rural Development (Government of India).

Key Points

• Secretary, Rural Development Department of Jharkhand, Dr. Manish Ranjan informed that better work is being done continuously in Rurban Mission and regular review of the progress of work is being done at the state level. He directed the officers of the respective districts to lay emphasis on development-oriented works for the development of the state with greater urgency.
• MNREGA Commissioner Rajeshwari B said that the Ministry of Rural Development (Government of India) has released the Delta Ranking for the month of June, in which Jharkhand is at the first position in the country. Jharkhand has also improved in overall performance and has earned 8th place in the country. In future, the goal of the state government is to benefit every village and every family from the Rurban Mission.
• Under this, initiatives have been taken to strengthen the rural economy and provide employment to the villagers. Rurban scheme is playing an effective role in this work. The objective of Rurban Yojana is to focus on the all-round development of the region, economic development and value creation, increasing ENT and basic services as well as laying emphasis on construction of wells for irrigation facilities