{"id":229595,"date":"2023-03-03T19:20:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T13:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=229595"},"modified":"2023-08-28T14:39:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T09:09:05","slug":"indias-sustainable-development-goals-sdgs-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-sustainable-development-goals-sdgs-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"India’s Sustainable Development Goals | SDGs – Performance So Far – Explained, pointwise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
For\u00a07PM Editorial<\/strong>\u00a0Archives click\u00a0HERE <\/a>\u2192<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Introduction\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Recently,<\/span> the<\/span> Lancet<\/span> journal<\/span> published<\/span> a<\/span> report<\/span> titled<\/span> “Progress<\/span> on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators in 707 districts of India: A quantitative mid-line assessment using the National Family Health Surveys, 2016 and 2021″.<\/span> The report<\/span>\u202f<\/span>has<\/span> highlighted<\/span> India’s<\/span> SDG<\/span>s<\/span> performance<\/span>\u202f<\/span>is<\/span> not<\/span> up<\/span> to<\/span> the mark\u00a0and<\/span> mentioned that India may<\/span> not<\/span> be<\/span> able<\/span> to<\/span> achieve at<\/span> least<\/span> 19<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> Nations<\/span> Sustainable<\/span> Development<\/span> Goals<\/span> by<\/span> 2030.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What are SDGs?<\/h2>\n

The SDGs are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity. There is a total of 17 interlinked goals; interlinked because they recognize that action in one area will affect outcomes in others and that development must balance social, economic, and environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n

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Source<\/strong>: UNDP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They were adopted by a UN General Assembly Resolution<\/strong> in September 2015 (Agenda 2030). Through the resolution, the global leaders pledged to set the world on a new trajectory to deliver meaningful progress for people and the planet through domestic actions in the next 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Must read:<\/strong> Need for Public-private partnerships in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

About the Lancet survey<\/h2>\n

The<\/span> study<\/span> was<\/span> conducted<\/span> by<\/span> collecting<\/span> data<\/span> on<\/span> children<\/span> and<\/span> adults<\/span> from<\/span> two<\/span> rounds<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> National<\/span> Family<\/span> Health<\/span> Survey<\/span> (NFHS)<\/span> conducted<\/span> in<\/span> 2016<\/span> and<\/span> 2021.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>It<\/span> identified<\/span> 33<\/span> indicators<\/span> that<\/span> cover<\/span> 9<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> 17<\/span> official<\/span> SDGs.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It<\/span>\u00a0used<\/span> the<\/span> goals<\/span> and<\/span> targets<\/span> outlined<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> Global<\/span> Indicator<\/span> Framework,<\/span> Government<\/span> of<\/span> India<\/span> and<\/span> World<\/span> Health<\/span> Organisation<\/span> (WHO)<\/span> to<\/span> determine<\/span> SDG<\/span> targets<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> met<\/span> by<\/span> 2030.”<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the status of India’s SDG performance according to the Lancet study?<\/h2>\n