Jalandhar, July 5 -- In a significant milestone, Jalandhar district has bagged the first prize in the country (Zone II) under NITI Aayog's Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP), earning a development grant of Rs.1.5 crore to further improve key parameters in Shahkot block.

Deputy commissioner Himanshu Aggarwal presented the district's achievements during a video conference with NITI Aayog officials, detailing the focused interventions made to uplift Shahkot's performance across key parameters.

"This award money will be spent on development work across various sectors in the block, including health, education, nutrition, agriculture and basic infrastructure," Aggarwal said.

The deputy commissioner attributed this success to a slew of init...