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SDG India Index 2019
January 2 , 2020
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- The SDG India Index was launched last year (2018) by Niti Aayog with the help of United Nations.
- It took into account 16 out of 17 goals specified by the United Nations as SDGs
- It evaluates progress of States and Union Territories on social, economic and environmental parameters.
- It will generate competition among the states to further improve on SDGs like poverty, education and health
- According to this year report, India's composite score improved from 57 in 2018 to 60 in 2019 with major success in water and sanitation, industry and innovation.
- However, nutrition and gender continue to be problem areas for India, requiring more focussed approach from the government.
- The first report had 13 goals and 39 indicators.
- The Index this year ranked states based on 54 targets spread over 100 indicators out of 306 outlined by the UN.
States
- Kerala achieved the first rank in the composite SDG Index with a score of 70, followed by Himachal Pradesh at 69.
- Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu ranked at the third position with the score of 67.
- Chandigarh too maintained its top spot among the UTs with a score of 70.
- Bihar was adjudged as the worst performer.
- The states showing biggest improvement since 2018 are Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim.
- UP has moved from the 29th position to the 23rd position.
- Odisha from 23rd to 15th and Sikkim from 15th to 7th position.
Front runners
- Only three states were placed in the category of Front Runners (with a score in the range 65-99, including both) in 2018 - Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.
- In 2019, five more states joined this league - Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Sikkim and Goa, taking the total tally to eight.
- The states were classified under 4 categories based on their scores.
- 0 to 49 - Aspirant
- 50 to 64 - Performers
- 65 to 99 - Front Runner
- with a score of 100 - Achiever
About SDG
- The year 2020 will be the fifth anniversary of the adoption of SDGs by 193 countries at the UN General Assembly
- The SDGs have 17 goals and 169 related targets to be achieved by 2030.
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