Progressive development in SDG Index in India: A short review

Abstract

Efforts to achieve sustainable development are being made across the globe. Sustainable developmental goals were designed in UN General Assembly 2015 with the aim to achieve a more secure and sustainable world by 2030. In India, NITI Ayog in cooperation with states and other government operated schemes operates the tasks to achieve the target and publishes its report in the form of index based on indicators. This article is an attempt to overview the challenges came across and the success achieved till 2024 with the help of recent SDG India Index issued and to compare it with previous index. There has been a significant advancement in goals on eliminating poverty, economic growth and providing reasonable work, climate action and life on land but still there are areas to work on. Despite having significant success in various indicators still there is substantial work to be done to achieve the agenda 2030.

Key Words:- Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), SDG Index, Indicators etc.