FEROZEPUR:Under Aspirational District Programe NITI Aayog has declared 112 districts of different states from all over India as Aspirational Districts. There are only 2 such districts in Punjab i.e.
Ferozepur and Moga. Aspirational Districts are those whose basic parameters such as Education, Health & Nutrition, Financial Inclusion and Skill Development, Agriculture and Water Resources, Basic Infrastructure are below National Average. NITI Aayog ranks these 112 Districts monthly on the above parameters because of relentless efforts undertaken by different departments under District Administration; Ferozepur has achieved top ranking several times and won Reward Money for the same. 2.74 crore of this Reward Money was sanctioned for installing Off-Grid Solar panel system in 183 government schools in the district. This decision was undertaken with the view to move away from traditional power sources towards renewable and clean sources of energy. Today, solar power systems are being initiated in four schools of districts namely Government Primary Model School Ferozepur City, Government Primary School Ferozeshah, Government Primary School Karma, and Government Primary School Behak Gujra. The remaining 179 shall become operational within 3 months. This will drastically cut down costs to the Education Department as 183 out of 841 schools shall be operational via solar power. It is an important step towards preventing air pollution and also a necessary requirement for operationalising smart/digitalised classrooms for children in Schools.