- The NITI Aayog has released the Second Delta ranking for the Aspirational Districts which measures the incremental progress made by them between June 1, 2018 and October 31, 2018.
- It measures six developmental areas of Health and Nutrition, Education, Agriculture and Water Resources, Financial Inclusion, Skill Development, and Basic Infrastructure.
The most improved districts: Virudhunagar of Tamil Nadu has topped the ranking for most improved district
- Top- Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu); Second- Nuapada (Odisha); Third- Siddharthnagar (Uttar Pradesh)
- In this rank Pakur district of Jharkhand has been placed last at 111th position i.e it is a Least Improved over the period of June – October 2018.
Fast Movers Ranking – The districts which have shown great initiative and displayed a qualitative jump in their scores between June and October 2018
| Rank | District (State) | Rank (Oct 2018) | Rank(June 2018) |
| 1 | Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) | 07 | 108 |
| 2 | Ranchi (Jharkhand) | 10 | 106 |
| 3 | Siddharthnagar (Uttar Pradesh) | 3 | 103 |
- In the second Second Delta Ranking of the Aspirational Districts 111 districts have been ranked as against 112 district in the First Delta Ranking.
- ‘Transformation of Aspirational Districts’ programme aims to quickly and effectively transform some of the most underdeveloped districts of the country.
Points to remember:
- Most Improved District.
- Least Improved District?
- Top district in Fast Movers category?
- How many developmental areas in Delta Ranking?