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%.