NITI Aayog ties-up with NIIT Foundation for 100% coverage in Aspirational Blocks

NITI Aayog has partnered with NIIT Foundation to achieve 100% coverage in digital literacy, financial inclusion and employability across select Aspirational Blocks through targeted interventions.

The partnership aims to achieve 100% block-level coverage, reach approximately 1.2 lakh beneficiaries, and ensure at least 40% participation by women, aligning with the government’s broader focus on inclusive and sustainable development.

The collaboration will focus on digital literacy, financial inclusion, employability skills and community-based learning interventions across selected Aspirational Blocks. The programme is designed to strengthen last-mile delivery by embedding learning and skill-building within local communities.


NIIT Foundation will lead on-ground implementation through trained mobilisers and trainers, while also building the capacity of community facilitators, self-help group (SHG) leaders and peer educators.

This capacity-building approach is intended to ensure that programme outcomes are sustained well beyond the formal intervention period.

“This partnership will create resilient and self-sustainable Aspirational Blocks – a key focus area for the nation’s development,” BVR Subrahmanyam, CEO, NITI Aayog, said at the event.

Through this partnership, NITI Aayog and NIIT Foundation seek to foster robust, inclusive and future-ready Aspirational Blocks, contributing to improved development indicators while advancing India’s broader digital growth and inclusion agenda, NIIT Foundation said in a statement.