01 MAY 2023
Best practices in social sector: A compendium, 2023” has been
prepared under the guidance and support of National Institution for
Transforming India (NITI Aayog), Government of India and United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
NITI Aayog released the “Best Practices in Social Sector: A Compendium, 2023” today in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme. To commemorate 75 years of India’s independence and highlight and laud the efforts of Union Ministries and State Governments, this compendium includes 75 case studies cutting across 14 key social sectors. The case studies have been sourced from all States/ Union Territories and 30 Ministries and Departments of the Government of India.
The seventy-five best practices highlight models which are innovative, sustainable, replicable and impactful. The aim of this exercise has been to synthesise lessons for the future to expand, enhance and improve life at the grassroots level. Due care was taken to ensure that the cases identified are spread over diverse themes, including education, health and nutrition, e-governance and digitization, agriculture, women’s empowerment, sports, and financial inclusion, among others.
Best practices under different social sectors.
1. Agriculture 1
a. Crop Cluster Development Programme – Innovation in Haryana 2
Department of Horticulture, Government of Haryana
b. Organic Large Cardamom Production- 5
An initiative of Farmers Producer Company in Nagaland
Department of Horticulture, Government of Nagaland
c. Direct and full benefit of Minimum Support Price (MSP) to farmers 8
Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India
d. Dr. YSR Rythu Bharosa Kendralu – a one-stop solution for farmers 10
Government of Andhra Pradesh
e. Climate resilient rice – fish farming in Assam 12
Department of Fisheries, Government of Assam
f. Odisha Millets Mission 14
Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment (DA&FE), Government of Odisha
g. Black Rice Initiative in Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh 18
Department of Agriculture, Government of Uttar Pradesh
2. Education 21
a. Scholarship schemes for children of the tea community 22
in Assam – A ray of hope
Directorate of Tea Tribes’ Welfare, Government of Assam
b. Vidya Samiksha Kendra for monitoring of learning outcomes 25
Department of Education, Government of Gujarat
c. Home based education to children with multiple 27
disabilities and profound/severe disabilities
Department of Education, Government of NCT of Delhi
d. Pheonix mobile app – measuring students’ progress 29
Department of Education, Government of UT Chandigarh
e. Academic Bank of Credits 31
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India
f. National Academic Depository 33
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India
g. Kalika Chetarike – Activity based learning in Karnataka 35
Department of School Education, Government of Karnataka
h. School Adoption Initiative, Darrang (Assam) 38
District Administration, Darrang, Government of Assam
i. Enrollment drives and improvement in schools with 40
community support in border areas
District Administration, Baramulla,
Government of UT Jammu and Kashmir
j. Abhyudaya Dhubri: Rise of Education over 42
Brahmaputra, District Administration, Dhubri, Government of Assam
k. Shiksha Sarathi Yojana, Singrauli 45
District Administration, Singrauli, Government of Madhya Pradesh
3. Environment 47
a. Paradigm shift to green transport 48
Department of Transport,
Government of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
b. Electric vehicle policy and Induction of Electric Buses – 50
A measure to improve Delhi’s air quality
Department of Transport, Government of NCT of Delhi
c. A life, less ordinary: Ganga Prahari – Guardians of the Ganga 52
Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India
d. Bio Decomposer Solution and Spray Programme – 55
Fighting stubble burning
Development Department, Agriculture Unit, Government of NCT of Delhi
e. Delhi pushes towards sustainable power eco-system 57
Department of Power, Government of NCT of Delhi
f. Solving dry waste handling – 58
Materials Recovery Facility at Nitte Gram Panchayat,
Zila Panchayat, Udupi District, Government of Karnataka
g. Palle Prakruthi Vanam / Village Nature Park 60
Forest Department, Government of Telangana
h. Eco-friendly practices initiated by Forest Department 63
Department of Environment and Forest,
Government of Andaman and Nicobar Administration
4. Science and technology 67
a. National Artificial Intelligence Portal – 68
A critical hub for everything AI in India,
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India
b. Santhe Kaushalkar – Self Help Group and Artisan Profiling Platform 70
Department of Planning, Programme Monitoring and Statistics, Government of Karnataka
c. Innovations for Defence excellence 73
Ministry of Defence, Government of India
5. Social welfare 77
a. Combating drug addiction – Nasha Mukt Bharat 78
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India
b. Aangan – Digital inspection of Child Care institutes 80
Department of Social Security and Women & Child Development, Government of Punjab
c. Cluster-based Camp adoption approach to 82
saturate all PM Flagship Schemes in Dhalai
District Administration, Dhalai, Government of Tripura
d. Dhimsa Radio – transmitting social change in Koraput 84
District Administration, Koraput, Government of Odisha
6. Skill development 87
a. Prayatna: Special Project for Transgenders 88
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India
b. Project Excel – progress of the marginalized in Gujarat 90
Government of Gujarat
c. Strengthening of handloom culture in Sahaspur: A pilot 93
Department of Rural Development, Government of Uttarakhand
d. Rural Self-Employment Training Institute in Goalpara 96
District Administration, Goalpara, Assam, and Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India
e. Navpravartan: A Startup Zone in Chanpatia, West Champaran 98
District Administration, West Champaran, Government of Bihar
7. Health and nutrition 101
a. Prompt treatment of heart attacks through 102
STEMI/NSTEMI Programme Government of Tamil Nadu
b. HBNC+ for reducing Diarrhea and Pneumonia 104
and improving nutrition
National Health Mission, Government of Odisha
c. Reducing Maternal and Newborn Deaths (ReMiND) 106
through mobile application in Uttar Pradesh
National Health Mission, Government of Uttar Pradesh
d. Nutri Garden Initiative, Rajasthan 108
Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Rajasthan
e. Effective screening of pneumonia among children in Punjab 110
Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Punjab
f. Acute Malnutrition Management Action (AMMA) 113
Program Initiative
Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Rajasthan
g. Mera Baccha Abhiyan: An initiative to fight malnutrition 115
through public participation
District Administration, Datia, Government of Madhya Pradesh
h. Mission Indradhanush (Arunachal Pradesh) 117
Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Arunachal Pradesh
i. Mission Sanjeevani, Rajgarh 119
District Administration, Rajgarh, Government of Madhya Pradesh
j. Improving tele-medicine service in Khunti 121
District Administration, Khunti, Government of Jharkhand
8. Financial inclusion 123
a. Financial inclusion for street vendors under PM SVANidhi 124
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India
b. Project Uddyam – enhancing the income of 127
the tribal households in Talasari, District Administration, Palgarh, Government of Maharashtra
9. Energy conservation 129
a. Telangana State Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) 130
for commercial buildings Government of Telangana
b. Ethanol – A success story 132
Department of Food and Public Distribution,
Government of India
10. E- governance and digitization 135
a. Portability of Ration Cards: One Nation One Ration Card 136
Department of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India
b. Farmer Registration and Unified beneficiary 139
Information System (FRUITS) Government of Karnataka
c. Kutumba: Social Protection cum Entitlement Management System, 142
Government of Karnataka
d. UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) 146
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India
e. Akanksha: An integrated online platform for SDG 149
and CSR alignment
Department of Planning, Programme Monitoring and Statistics, Government of Karnataka
f. DigiLocker 151
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India
g. Blockchain based caste certificates 154
District Administration, Gadchiroli, Government of Maharashtra
h. Infrastructure Snapshot App, Goalpara 157
District Administration, Goalpara, Government of Assam
i. Loksewak App: E-Attendance Application, Khandwa 160
District Administration, Khandwa, Government of Madhya Pradesh
11. Women’s empowerment 163
a. Navchetna Bakery – Livelihood Generation 164
District Administration, Dhantewada, Government of Chhattisgarh
b. Aabha Sakhis in Madhya Pradesh–encouraging people to take 166
legal electricity connections, Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company Limited (MPMKVVCL)
and National Rural Livelihood Mission
c. Biz Sakhi: Community Based Mentors for Women Entrepreneurship 168
and Promotion and Empowerment
Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood,
Government of Karnataka and National Rural Livelihood Mission
d. Gaura SHG- Food Processing 171
Department of Rural Development, Government of Uttarakhand
e. Gauthan – Multi-Activity Centres for Livelihood generation 173
in Chhattisgarh
District Administration, Bijapur, Korba and Rajnandgaon, Government of Chhattisgarh
f. Bleed with Pride 175
District Administration, Imphal East, Government of Manipur
12. COVID–19 177
a. Crash course for COVID Warriors 178
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India
b. District Jail ensures 100% Covid Vaccination to its inmates 180
District Administration, Lohardaga, Government of Jharkhand
c. SARTHI & SAKHI -Mental Health Helpline 182
District Administration, Ghaziabad, Government of Uttar Pradesh
d. Combating vaccine hesitancy with support of women volunteers 185
District Administration, Lohardaga and Ranchi, Government of Jharkhand
13. Sports 187
a. Promoting excellence in sports & wellness through 188
Khelo India Scheme, Bishnupur (Manipur) District Administration, Bishnupur, Government of Manipur
b. Achieving Sports excellence through “Khelo India” Scheme, Churu 191
Sports Department and District Sports Council, Government of Rajasthan
14. Disaster mitigation 193
a. Shifting Gears from Disaster Management to 194
Disaster Risk Reduction in Chitrakoot District
District Administration, Chitrakoot, Government of Uttar Pradesh
b. Flood and Landslide Disaster Management, Wayanad (Kerala) 196
District Administration, Wayanad, Government of Kerala
