Kerala retains top rank, Bihar at bottom in NITI Aayog’s SDG Index 2021
Kerala has retained the top rank in Niti Aayog’s SDG India Index 2020-21, whereas Bihar has been adjudged because the worst performer, as per a report launched on Thursday.
The Index for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) evaluates progress of states and union territories on social, financial and environmental parameters. Kerala retained its rank because the top state with a rating of 75. Both Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu took the second spot with a rating of 74.
Bihar, Jharkhand and Assam have been the worst performing states in this yr’s India index. The third rendition of India’s SDG Index was launched by Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Thursday.
Our effort of monitoring SDGs by the SDG India Index and Dashboard continues to be extensively seen and applauded all over the world. It stays a uncommon data-driven initiative to rank our states and union territories by computing a composite index on the SDGs, Kumar mentioned.
First launched in December 2018, the index has change into the first instrument for monitoring progress on the SDGs in the nation and has concurrently fostered competitors among the many states and union territories by rating them on the worldwide objectives.
The index, developed in collaboration with the United Nations in India, measures the progress at the nationwide and sub-national degree in the nation’s journey in direction of assembly the worldwide objectives and targets and has been profitable as an advocacy instrument to propagate the messages of sustainability, resilience, and partnerships, as effectively.
From protecting 13 objectives, 39 targets, and 62 indicators in the primary version in 2018-19 to 17 objectives, 54 targets and 100 indicators in the second; this third version of the index covers 17 objectives, 70 targets, and 115 indicators.
The SDGs, constituted by an unprecedented consultative course of, have 17 objectives and 169 associated targets to be achieved by 2030.
The SDGs are an formidable dedication by world leaders which set out a common and unprecedented agenda that embraces financial, environmental and social facets of the wellbeing of societies.
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