Lok Sabha Question No. 2801 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2801 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## ACHIEVEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

## 2801. SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI                      :

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  initiative  in  the  direction  of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) India's stand at present regarding achievement of goals and targets of SDGs?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a)  and  (b)  The  States  and  Union  Territories  (UTs)  are  the  actual  implementers  of  the country's ambitious development agenda. NITI Aayog has constructed the SDG India Index and  Dashboard  2019-20  which  measures  the  progress  achieved  by  all  States  and  Union Territories  in  their  journey  towards  achieving  the  Sustainable  Development  Goals  and associated  targets.  The  SDG  India  Index  2019  is  available  via  an  online  dashboard (http://sdgindiaindex.niti.gov.in).  The  report  is  in  the  public  domain  and  can  be  found  in https://niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2019-12/SDG-India-Index-2.0\_27-Dec.pdf The SDG India  Index  provides  critical  insights  on  the  country  status  of  SDGs.  The  respective Ministries/Departments and States and UTs were consulted on the usage of the indicators and data availability. The SDG India Index Report has a Section on profiles of all 37 States & UTs to analyse their performance on SDGs.

- (c) The SDG India Index 2019 evaluates India's performance on each of the SDGs. The all India SDG Index Score stands at 60 against the target of 100 to be achieved by 2030. The India's performance across goals is given below:

| SDG                                           |   Target for 2030 |   SDG Index Score |
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| SDG 1 No Poverty                              |               100 |                50 |
| SDG 2 Zero Hunger                             |               100 |                35 |
| SDG 3 Good Health and Well-Being              |               100 |                61 |
| SDG 4 Quality Education                       |               100 |                58 |
| SDG 5 Gender Equality                         |               100 |                42 |
| SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation              |               100 |                88 |
| SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy             |               100 |                70 |
| SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth         |               100 |                64 |
| SDG 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure |               100 |                65 |
| SDG10 Reduced Inequalities                    |               100 |                64 |
| SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities      |               100 |                53 |
| SDG12 Sustainable Consumption and Production  |               100 |                55 |
| SDG13 Climate Change                          |               100 |                60 |
| SDG15 Life on Land                            |               100 |                66 |
| SDG16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions  |               100 |                72 |
| Composite SDG                                 |               100 |                60 |

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