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Performance of Tamilnadu in SDG Index 2023-24
July 20 , 2024
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- SDG India Index 2023-24 has analysed the performance of States and Union Territories in achieving the goals on the basis of 70 targets and 113 indicators.
- Tamil Nadu stands third with a composite score of 78, surpassing national average of 71.
- Tamil Nadu has been classified a ‘front runner’ in 13 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.
- The report categorises the performance of the States based on their scores as ‘aspirant’ (0-49), ‘performer’ (50-64), ‘front runner’ (65-99), and ‘achiever’ (100).
- Tamil Nadu took the third spot with a composite score of 78, surpassing the national average of 71.
- The State also retained its position as a front runner.
- The composite score of Tamil Nadu was 74 in the previous report released in 2020-21.
- Tamil Nadu tops in the goal of eradicating poverty, compared with the other States and the Union Territories.
- According to the Multidimensional Poverty Index, Tamilnadu stands at 2.2%, as against the national average of 14.96%.
- The report says 22% and 25% of the children aged below five in the State are underweight and stunted respectively.
- The Maternal Mortality Ratio for one lakh live births and Under-five Mortality Rate for 1,000 live births stood at 54 and 13 respectively.
- The rate of deaths in road accidents per one-lakh population was 23.31, one of the highest in the country.
- The gross enrolment ratio of students in higher secondary and higher education was 81.5% and 47% respectively,
- The national average of the same is 57.6% and 28.4%.
- Further, 81.87% of the rural households in Tamil Nadu are getting safe and adequate piped drinking water.
- The unemployment rate and labour force participation rate in the State in the age group of 15-59 were 4.8% and 62.3% respectively.
- Nearly 92.8% of the households own at least one mobile phone.
- The percentage of the population covered by Aadhaar is 97.94.
- The unemployment rate has come down from 7.2% to 4.8%.
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