Lok Sabha Question No. 3576 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Indicators of Sustainable Development Goals
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3576

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## INDICATORS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

3576. SHRI A. RAJA:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  review  has  been  made  about  the  indicators  of  meeting  the  Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the target year 2030;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether all the indicators of SDG will be achieved and if not, the indicators which could not be reached by the deadline of 2030 in the country, State-wise; and
- (d) the  details  of  efforts  made  to  meet  the  critical  indicators  especially  access  to  basic services, reducing anaemia, child mortality, tobacco use etc. by the target date?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) & (b): Guided by the National Indicator Framework developed by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, suitable indicators are identified and mapped with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in consultations with Central Ministries/Departments and States/UTs.

To  determine  the  suitability,  quantitative  indicators  are  taken  that  meet  the  following criteria:

- i. Relevance to the SDG targets;
- ii. Guided by the National Indicator Framework (NIF);
- iii. Availability of data at national level for States and UTs from official statistical systems;
- iv. Consent from respective Ministries/ Departments;

- v. Ownership of data by the Ministries; and
- vi. Sufficient data coverage, such that data for at least 50 per cent of the States/UTs is available.

In the SDG India Index, Baseline Report 2018, 13 goals comprising 39 targets and 62 indicators were taken. In the SDG India Index Report 2019-20, 16 goals comprising 54 targets and 100 indicators were taken. In the SDG India Index Report 2020-21, 16 goals comprising 70 targets and 115 indicators were taken.

(c)  &  (d):  The  SDGs  are  a  set  of  17  goals  and  169  targets  to  help  organize  and  streamline development actions for greater achievement of human well, while leaving no one behind - by 2030. A statement indicating State-wise achievement as per SDG India Index Report 2020-21 is annexed .  The Government of India has been focusing on inclusive growth and has taken various steps  to  provide  access  to  basic  services  and  promote  welfare  of  the  people  in  the  country. Various schemes such as  Mahatma Gandhi  National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for employment, Pradhan Mantri  Awaas Yojana for housing in both rural and urban areas, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana to provide connectivity to unconnected Habitations,  National Health Mission to provide health services, Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY)  to  provide  health  cover,  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  to  provide  access  to  toilets  in households, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) to provide access to financial services, National Social Assistance  Programme (NSAP) to provides financial assistance to the elderly, widows and persons with disabilities in the form of social pensions etc. are being implemented.

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| State/ UTs                  | Composite Score (Out of 100)   |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh              | 72                             |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 60                             |
| Assam                       | 57                             |
| Bihar                       | 52                             |
| Chhattisgarh                | 61                             |
| Goa                         | 72                             |
| Gujarat                     | 69                             |
| Haryana                     | 67                             |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 74                             |
| Jharkhand                   | 56                             |
| Karnataka                   | 72                             |
| Kerala                      | 75                             |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 62                             |
| Maharashtra                 | 70                             |
| Manipur                     | 64                             |
| Meghalaya                   | 60                             |
| Mizoram                     | 68                             |
| Nagaland                    | 61                             |
| Odisha                      | 61                             |
| Punjab                      | 68                             |
| Rajasthan                   | 60                             |
| Sikkim                      | 71                             |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 74                             |
| Telangana                   | 69                             |
| Tripura                     | 65                             |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 60                             |
| Uttarakhand                 | 72                             |
| West Bengal                 | 62                             |
| UTs                         |                                |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 67                             |
| Chandigarh                  | 79                             |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 62                             |
| Daman and Diu               | 62                             |
| Delhi                       | 68                             |
| Jammu and Kashmir           | 66                             |
| Ladakh                      | 66                             |
| Lakshadweep                 | 68                             |
| Puducherry                  | 68                             |
| All India                   | 66                             |

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