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The Aspirational Districts Programme uses a ______ dashboard for real-time monitoring of development indicators across 112 backward districts, enabling data-driven governance and competitive federalism.

  1. paper-based
  2. digital
  3. quarterly
  4. annual

Answer: digital

Aspirational Districts digital monitoring: (a) Dashboard features: (i) Real-time data on 112 districts across 5 themes (Health, Education, Agriculture, Financial Inclusion, Infrastructure), (ii) District rankings based on progress, (iii) Drill-down to block/village level for granular analysis, (iv) Public access for transparency and citizen engagement, (b) Data sources: Integrated from multiple Ministries/Departments; validated through field verification, (c) Impact: (i) Identifies bottlenecks for targeted intervention, (ii) Enables peer learning: Top-performing districts share best practices, (iii) Motivates competition: Districts strive to improve rankings, (iv) Informs policy: National/State governments use insights for resource allocation, (d) Challenges: Data quality, timely reporting, capacity at district level for data analysis. Illustrates data-driven governance: technology enabling evidence-based policy and competitive federalism.

Topic Governance Reforms - Aspirational Districts Monitoring
Exam Relevance Data-driven governance frequently asked in UPSC and SSC exams
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