Published: 27 January 2026PIBGovernance
Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0 Launched by NITI Aayog: 100% Saturation Drive for 112 Aspirational Districts
NITI Aayog launched 'Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0' on January 28, 2026, a three-month campaign running until April 14, 2026, to achieve 100% saturation of 5 Key Performance Indicators in 112 Aspirational Districts and 6 KPIs in 513 Aspirational Blocks across the country. CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam inaugurated the campaign.
The campaign focuses on health, nutrition, education, sanitation, and animal welfare indicators. Districts and blocks will prepare action plans, track progress monthly, and run awareness campaigns. The initiative builds on the success of the first Sampoornata Abhiyan launched in 2024. The Aspirational Districts Programme, started in 2018, targets underdeveloped districts to improve governance outcomes.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0 launched by NITI Aayog?
**Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0** is a **100% saturation drive** for **112 Aspirational Districts** launched by **NITI Aayog**. 'Sampoornata' means 'completeness/saturation' in Sanskrit. The initiative ensures **100% coverage** of all eligible beneficiaries across key welfare schemes — **PMJAY health insurance, PM Awas Yojana, Jal Jeevan Mission, PM Kisan, Ujjwala LPG** — in the 112 most underdeveloped districts identified under the **Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP)**.
What is the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) and what are India's 112 aspirational districts?
The **Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP)**, launched in **January 2018** by PM Modi, targets India's **112 most underdeveloped districts** across 28 states, focusing on **health, education, agriculture, financial inclusion, infrastructure, and skills**. These districts were selected based on composite indices of **socio-economic indicators** — low literacy, high infant mortality, poor infrastructure, and low per capita income. The program transformed these districts from India's most laggard to showing **fastest improvement** in several key metrics.
What is the significance of 100% saturation of welfare schemes in Aspirational Districts?
**100% saturation** means every eligible household/individual in the **112 Aspirational Districts** receives all entitled government benefits — **PMJAY health card, PM Awas house allotment, tap water connection (JJM), LPG connection, PM Kisan annual payment, Ayushman Bharat**. Historically, these poor and tribal districts had the **lowest scheme penetration** due to bureaucratic gaps, lack of awareness, and documentation barriers. Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0 drives convergence of **15+ central ministries** to achieve simultaneous saturation.
How has NITI Aayog tracked and compared district performance under ADP?
NITI Aayog's **Aspirational Districts Programme** uses a **delta ranking system** — districts are ranked by their **improvement rate** (not absolute score), incentivizing laggard districts to improve rapidly. The **ADP Dashboard** tracks 49 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across 5 themes in real-time. **Aspirant India website** provides district-level data. **Competitive federalism** is the model — states compete for their districts' ranking, creating political pressure for accountability. The approach has influenced **Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP)** launched in 2023 for 500 blocks.
What is the Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP) and how does it extend the ADP model?
The **Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP)**, launched in **January 2023**, extends the ADP model to **500 sub-district blocks** — the tier between district and panchayat — across India's most underdeveloped areas. It focuses on hyper-local delivery of: **health and nutrition** (anemic women, stunted children), **education** (learning outcomes, dropouts), **agriculture** (crop diversification, irrigation), **infrastructure** (roads, connectivity), and **financial inclusion**. The ABP uses the same **real-time competitive ranking** approach as ADP, with district collectors and block officers held accountable.
