The NITI Aayog has declared Haridwar in Uttarakhand as the best aspirational district on five parameters and has become entitled to receive additional allocation of ₹3 crore.
The Haridwar district has been allocated to union commerce and industries minister Piyush Goyal. The allocated money will be used to improve the health sector including the hospitals in Roorkee and district hospital Haridwar.
- NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson: Suman Bery;
- CEO: Parameswaran Iyer