India Accelerates Progress Towards the SDGs Despite Global Headwinds

• Significant progress in goals such as eliminating poverty, providing decent work, economic growth, climate action, and life on land.

Targeted Government Interventions

• Key Programs:
  • Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
  • Ujjwala
  • Swachh Bharat
  • Jan Dhan
  • Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY
  • Ayushman Arogya Mandir
  • PM-Mudra Yojana
  • Saubhagya
  • Start-up India
• Impact: These interventions have led to rapid improvement in SDG performance.

National and State Progress

• Overall SDG Score: Improved to 71 in 2023-24 from 66 in 2020-21 and 57 in 2018.
• State Scores: Range from 57 to 79 in 2023-24, improving from the 2018 range of 42 to 69.
• Significant Progress in Goals:
  • Goal 1 (No Poverty)
  • Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
  • Goal 13 (Climate Action)
  • Goal 15 (Life on Land)
• Highest Increase in Scores:
  • Goal 13: From 54 in 2020-21 to 67 in 2023-24
  • Goal 1: From 60 to 72

State Performances

• Front-runner States/UTs: 32 in total with 10 new entrants including Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
• Fastest Moving States (2018-2023):
  • Uttar Pradesh (increase by 25)
  • Jammu & Kashmir (21)
  • Uttarakhand (19)
  • Sikkim (18)
  • Haryana (17)
  • Assam, Tripura, Punjab (16 each)
  • Madhya Pradesh, Odisha (15 each)

Release of the SDG India Index 2023-24

• Fourth Edition: Released by NITI Aayog

Index Methodology and Measurements

• Indicators: 113 aligned with MoSPI’s National Indicator Framework.
• Goal-wise Scores: Computed for 16 SDGs for each State and UT.
• Composite Scores: Range from 0-100, with 100 indicating achievement of targets.

India’s Commitment and Efforts

• SDG Localisation: NITI Aayog spearheads efforts in collaboration with States and UTs.
• Institutionalisation of SDGs: Integrating sustainable development into national and subnational development frameworks.
• Collaborative Competition: Encouraging States and UTs to learn from each other and close outcome-based gaps.

Key Highlights and Results

• Improvement in Composite Score: From 57 in 2018 to 66 in 2020-21, and further to 71 in 2023-24.
• Advancements in Goals:
  • Goal 1: Improved from 60 to 72
  • Goal 8: Improved
  • Goal 13: Improved from 54 to 67

Government Interventions Facilitating SDG Achievements

• Housing: Over 4 crore houses under PM Awas Yojana
• Sanitation: 11 crore toilets and 2.23 lakh community sanitary complexes in rural areas
• Cooking Fuel: 10 crore LPG connections under PM Ujjwala Yojana
• Water: Tap water connections in over 14.9 crore households under Jal Jeevan Mission
• Healthcare: Over 30 crore beneficiaries under Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY
• Food Security: Coverage of over 80 crore people under the National Food Security Act
• Health Infrastructure: 150,000 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs providing primary medical care and affordable generic medicines
• Financial Inclusion: Direct Benefit Transfer of ₹34 lakh crore through PM-Jan Dhan accounts
• Skill Development: 1.4 crore youth trained and upskilled under the Skill India Mission
• Entrepreneurship: 43 crore loans sanctioned under PM Mudra Yojana aggregating to ₹22.5 lakh crore
• Renewable Energy: Increase in solar power capacity from 2.82 GW to 73.32 GW in the past decade

State and UT Results

• Composite Scores: States score between 57 to 79, UTs between 65 to 77.
• Front Runner Status: Increase in States/UTs achieving scores between 65 and 99.
• Top Improvers: Assam, Manipur, Punjab, West Bengal, and Jammu & Kashmir.

Goal-wise Progress and Achievements

• Goal 1 – No Poverty: Improved by 12 points from 2020-21 to 2023-24, multidimensional poverty nearly halved.
• Goal 2 – Zero Hunger: Improved productivity in agriculture, 99.01% of beneficiaries covered under NFSA.
• Goal 3 – Good Health and Well-being: Substantial improvement in maternal and child health indicators.
• Goal 4 – Quality Education: High adjusted net enrollment rate, improved pupil-teacher ratio.
• Goal 5 – Gender Equality: Improved sex ratio, earnings ratio, and labour force participation.
• Goal 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation: Significant improvements in access to drinking water and sanitation.
• Goal 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy: Highest score among all SDGs, 100% household electrification.
• Goal 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth: Reduction in unemployment, increased labour force participation.
• Goal 9 – Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure: High connectivity and mobile internet coverage.
• Goal 10 – Reduced Inequalities: Improved representation in Panchayati Raj Institutions.
• Goal 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities: Significant improvement in urban sanitation and waste management.
• Goal 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production: High treatment rates for biomedical and hazardous waste.
• Goal 13 – Climate Action: Improved disaster preparedness and renewable energy generation.
• Goal 15 – Life on Land: Increased forest cover and carbon stock.
• Goal 16 – Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions: High Aadhaar coverage and birth registration rates.

Methodology

• Data Compilation: Raw data compiled for selected indicators, target values for 2030 established.
• Normalization: Raw data normalized into scores ranging from 0 to 100.
• Composite Score: Derived as an average of all goal scores.

Online Dashboard

• User-Friendly Visualizations: Identifies crucial development outcome-based gaps at national and subnational levels.

Global Significance

• Lessons for Other Countries: India’s focused interventions and schemes provide valuable insights for global SDG progress.

Conclusion

• Commitment to SDGs: NITI Aayog’s continued support to States and UTs in localisation and acceleration of SDGs.
• Future Roadmap: The SDG India Index as a key milestone for measuring progress towards Viksit Bharat @ 2047.