SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs) INDEX 2019

NITI Aayog has recently released the 2^nd edition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Index for the year 2019-20. The index aims to measure India and its states’ progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030.

The SDGs of the UN have 17 goals and 169 related targets to be achieved by 2030. The SDG India Index 2019 has been constructed spanning across 16 out of 17 SDGs with a qualitative assessment on SDG17. It ranks states and UTs based on 54 targets spread over 100 indicators out of 306 outlined by the UN. It measures their progress on the outcomes of the interventions and schemes of the Government Of India.

Key Highlights

·         States/ UTs are classified based on the SDG India Index Score as follows-

1.    Aspirant: 0-49

2.    Performer: 50-64

3.    Front-Runner: 65-99

4.    Achiever: 100

·         Kerala topped the list followed by Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Goa.

·         Chandigarh has topped the list among the UTs with the score of 70 followed by Puducherry with 66.

·         Jammu and Kashmir& Ladakh are ranked at the bottom of the index.

·         Uttar Pradesh has shown maximum improvement followed by Odisha and Sikkim.

·         With regard to poverty reduction, states which have done well include Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram & Sikkim.

·         Bihar has emerged as the worst performing state with the lowest score of 50.

·         On ‘Zero Hunger’ parameters Goa, Mizoram, Kerala, Nagaland and Manipur were the front runners.

Agni Dash

Content Writer, PECUC