NITI Aayog Convenes Frontier 50 Workshop: Advancing Intelligent Governance in Aspirational Blocks

• Frontier 50 Workshop convened by NITI Aayog on 27 Feb 2026 under the Aspirational Districts and Blocks Programme (ADP/ABP) to operationalise frontier/AI technologies in 50 Aspirational Blocks.
• Signals a policy pivot from digital governance → intelligent (AI-enabled) governance at the sub-district level, treating selected blocks as "real-world impact sandboxes".
• UPSC relevance: GS-II (governance, schemes for vulnerable sections, e-governance) and GS-III (S&T, AI in development).