Lok Sabha Question No. 4609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-29
Subject: Sustainable Development Goals
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy, Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, K. Subbarayan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4609

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2023

## SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

4609.   DR. G. RANJITH REDDY: SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA: SHRI SUBBARAYAN K.:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of each of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
- (b) the status of timelines of each of the SDGs along with the progress made in achieving each of them by India;
- (c) whether the Government has carried out any study about the progress made in achieving the 17 goals and 169 targets of the SDGs signed in 2015 by 2030, if so, the details and findings thereof;
- (d) the manner in which the Government looks at the recent report of The Lancet that India is not on the target to achieve 19 of the 33 Sustainable Development Goals; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  corrective  measures  taken/  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to achieve targets of SDGs within the timeframe?

## 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):    The  Sustainable  Development  Goals  (SDGs)  are  a  set  of  17  goals  and  169  targets  to  help organize and streamline development actions for greater achievement of human  wellbeing, while leaving no one behind - by 2030. They are part of Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which was adopted by 193 Member States at the historic United Nations General  Assembly  Summit  in  September  2015,  and  came  into  effect  on  January  1,  2016.  A statement indicating SDG goals is annexed (Annexure-I).

- (b) &(c) : The SDGs are designed to be achieved by 2030. SDG India Index was conceived in 2018 by NITI  Aayog  following  the  need  for  a  monitoring  framework  to  track  the  progress  of  SDG implementation  in  the  country.  It  is  the  most  comprehensive  single  performance  measurement policy  tool  to  gauge  the  performance  of  India  and  its  States/UTs.  It  represents  evidence-based policymaking by supporting States and UTs to benchmark their progress, identify the priority areas and take corrective measures to achieve SDG  targets. A  statement indicating State-wise achievement as per SDG India Index Report 2020-21 is annexed (Annexure-II).
- (d) & (e): Many international agencies are publishing global indices based on different databases and methodologies. Many times they use open source data, which may or may not be reliable and often do  not  reflect  the  true  status  of  development.  The  Government  of  India  has  been  focusing  on inclusive  growth  and  is  implementing  several  schemes  in  the  country.  These  include  Mahatma Gandhi   National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS),  Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana -Gramin (PMAY-G), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY),  Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen   Dayal  Upadhayay  -  Gramin  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY),  Rural  Self  Employment Training  Institutes (RSETIs), National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM  SVANidhi)  Scheme, Shyama  Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM),  Pradhan  Mantri  Garib  Kalyan  Anna  Yojna  (PMGKAY),  Aspirational  Districts Programme, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana,   Skill  India,  Sansad  Adarsh  Gram  Yojana,  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan-Dhan  Yojana  (PMJDY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Atal Pension  Yojana,  Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana,  Ayushman  Bharat  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), Stand Up India Scheme, Pradhan Krishi Sinchai Yojana, Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural and Urban), etc.

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## Annexure-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) of LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4609  FOR 29.03.2023 REGARDING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS BY DR. G. RANJITH REDDY: AND SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA AND : SHRI SUBBARAYAN K .:

## Details of SDGs

| Goal 1   | End poverty in all its forms everywhere                                                                                                                                                      |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Goal 2   | End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture                                                                                                 |
| Goal 3   | Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages                                                                                                                              |
| Goal 4   | Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all                                                                                         |
| Goal 5   | Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls                                                                                                                                      |
| Goal 6   | Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all                                                                                                               |
| Goal 7   | Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all                                                                                                                 |
| Goal 8   | Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all                                                                         |
| Goal 9   | Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation                                                                                    |
| Goal 10  | Reduce inequality within and among countries                                                                                                                                                 |
| Goal 11  | Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable                                                                                                                 |
| Goal 12  | Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns                                                                                                                                       |
| Goal 13  | Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts                                                                                                                                  |
| Goal 14  | Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development                                                                                               |
| Goal 15  | Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss |
| Goal 16  | Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels            |
| Goal 17  | Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development                                                                                     |

## Annexure-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  &  (c)  of  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4609    FOR  29.03.2023  REGARDING  SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT  GOALS  BY  DR.  G.  RANJITH  REDDY:  AND  SHRI  VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA AND : SHRI SUBBARAYAN K .:

## Statewise Details of SDG Score as per SDG India Index 2020-21.

| State                       | Composite Score   |
|-----------------------------|-------------------|
| 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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