Building the capacities at the grassroot NITI Aayog signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) with the Piramal Foundation to accelerate the development of Aspirational Districts and Aspirational Blocks through strengthening local collaboration and community-led governance. The partnership was formalised in the presence of Shri BVR Subrahmanyam, CEO, NITI Aayog and Sh. Ajay Piramal, Chairman, Piramal Group. This partnership aims for improvement in health, education, and water sector’s developmental outcomes through responding to hyper-local specific needs and improvement in service delivery. Through this partnership, the Piramal Foundation will support district and block officials, as well as frontline workers, in the effective implementation of the ABP/ADP, fostering community