India lags in nine of the 16 United Nations-mandated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
All 36 Indian states and Union territories (UTs) have achieved at least half of the target in only four of the 15 SDGs.
Challenges persist in one out of every six indicators in Uttarakhand and Tamil Nadu, despite these states having the fewest lagging indicators.
Sixteen states and UTs, including Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, have met less than half of the target in 30-43 per cent of SDG indicators.
The report was presented at the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2025.