Lok Sabha Question No. 1597 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-19
Subject: Monitoring of SDGs
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI, PREM DAS RAI, Tejpratap Singh,Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1597 MONITORING OF SDGs

1597.  DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI: SHRI PREM DAS RAI: SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  approved  the  National  Indicator Framework  (NIF)  for  monitoring  of  Sustainable  Development Goals (SDGs);
- (b) if  so,  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  in  tracking  and reporting data on progress towards SDGs;
- (c) whether the Government aims to expedite collection of data on outcome achieved with regard to implementation of SDGs and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)
- whether India is lagging behind to meet targets under the SDGs;
- (e) if  so,  the  details  of  India's  progress  in  meeting  the  various targets set under the SDGs and whether any Committee has been set  up  to  study  the  compliance  with  the  SDGs  or  with  specific goals; and
- (f) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  being  taken  by  the Government to achieve all the SDGs?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION  AND  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS [SHRI VIJAY GOEL]

- (a) and (b) : The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)  has  developed  a  National  Indicator  Framework  (NIF)  in consultation with various Ministries/Departments. The Government has

also approved constitution of a High Level Steering Committee (HLSC) under the chairmanship  of Secretary, Ministry of Statistics  and Programme  Implementation  (MoSPI)  with  members  from  NITI  Aayog, Ministry  of  Home  Affairs,  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare, Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change,  and  Ministry  of Finance  to  periodically  review  and  refine  the  National  Indicator Framework. These Indicators will help in monitoring and tracking the progress  of  SDGs  at  national  level  based  on  the  data  provided  by various Ministries/ Departments implementing the SDGs concerned.

(c):    The  Government  is  expediting  collection  of  data  on  outcome achieved  through  the  National  Indicator  Framework  in  consultation with Ministries for monitoring implementation of SDGs.

(d)  and (e):  The assessment of India's performance in achievement of SDGs  is  a  continuous  process  based  on  the National Indicator Framework developed by MoSPI and further assessment by Ministries and NITI Aayog.  The Baseline Report of NIF with base year 2015-16 will  use  the  data  collected  from  Ministries  and  help  in  setting  a benchmark  for  measuring  SDGs  with  associated  targets  up  to  2030. Various  schemes  and  programmes  of  the  Ministries/Departments  are also mapped and aligned by NITI Aayog for achievement of SDGs and monitoring the same.  NITI Aayog has also constituted a Task Force consisting of representative from NITI Aayog, Central Ministries, State Governments and Think Tanks.

(f): NITI Aayog has been assigned the role of overseeing the implementation of SDGs. It has carried out a detailed mapping of the 17  Goals  and  169  associated  targets  on  central  Ministries,  Centrally Sponsored  Schemes  and  other  Government  initiatives  to  facilitate better  awareness,  common understanding and faster implementation of  the  programmes/  schemes/  initiatives  with  a  focus  on  the  SDGs. NITI  Aayog  is  also  regularly  interacting  with  the  States/  UTs  for strengthening the SDG implementation mechanisms.

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