Lok Sabha Question No. 2672 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: Millennium Development Goals
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: JOSE K. MANI

## GOVERMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2672

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2016

## Millennium Development Goals

## 2672 . SHRI JOSE K. MANI:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST & CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Millennium Development Goals have been replaced by the Sustainable Development Goals;
- b) if so, the details of these SDGs; and
- c) the details of the initiatives taken by the Government to achieve these goals?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- a) The  Sustainable  Development  Goals  (SDGs)  have  been  adopted  by  UN  General Assembly  in  September  2015  as  post-2015  Development  Agenda  for  period  up  to 2030  to  build  upon  momentum  generated  by  the  Millennium  Development  Goals (MDGs) which pertained to the period 2000-2015.
- b) A total of 17 SDGs have been adopted pertaining to a wide range of issues such as ending  poverty  and  hunger  in  all  forms;  food  security;  promoting  healthy  lives; inclusive and equitable quality education; gender equality; sustainable management of water  and  sanitation;  access  to  affordable,  reliable  and  modern  energy;  sustainable economic  growth;  resilient  infrastructure;  equality  within  and  among  countries; resilient  cities;  sustainable  consumption  and  production;  combat  climate  change; sustain  management  of  marine  resources;    biodiversity  and  land  conservation; inclusive societies as well as means of implementation. The list of goals is annexed.
- c) The  Government  has  assigned  the  task  of  overall  coordination  of  SDGs  to  NITI Aayog. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has been assigned the responsibility of coordinating the development of indicators to measure progress  against  SDG  Targets.  NITI  Aayog  has  assigned  the  responsibility  for implementing SDGs and related targets to various Ministries.

## List of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is as follows:

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