India to present voluntary review on Sustainable Development Goals
NEW DELHI: India will join 36 countries including Japan, Germany, Malaysia, Indonesia, Israel and Finland which will present their voluntary national reviews (VNRs) on 2030
Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) at the upcoming meeting of the
High-Level Political Forum 2025
of the
United Nations
in July.
VNRs serve as a basis for an international review of the progress on SDGs.
Niti Aayog
vice chairman
Suman Bery
and its chief executive officer BVR Subrahmanyam are likely to present India's achievements on key indicators and the country's outlook on SDGs over the next five years, a senior government official told ET.
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India has so far presented two VNRs, in 2017 and in 2020, since the launch of the SDGs in 2015.
The SDG India Index 2023-24, released in July 2024, could form the basis to showcase India's significant progress in goals on eliminating poverty, providing decent work, economic growth, climate action and life on land.
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As per the index, overall SDG score for the country was 71 for 2023-24, up from 66 in 2020-21 and 57 in 2018, on the back of targeted interventions by the government such as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat, Jan Dhan, Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY, Ayushman Arogya Mandir, PM-Mudra Yojana, Saubhgaya and Start-up India.
The index further showed significant progress has been made by India on goals 1 (no poverty), 8 (decent work and economic growth), 13 (climate action) and 15 (life on land).
SDG India Index, developed by the Aayog, is a tool for measuring national and subnational progress on the SDGs.
There are 17 SDGs pertaining to poverty; hunger; good health and well-being; quality education; clean water and sanitation; affordable and clean energy; decent work and economic growth; industry, innovation and infrastructure; reduced inequalities; sustainable cities; responsible consumption and production; climate action; life below water; life on land; peace, justice and strong institutions and partnership for the goals.
VNRs are country-led and country-driven reviews of progress on SDG 2030 at the national and subnational levels. These are voluntary, state-led, undertaken by both developed and developing countries, and involve multiple stakeholders.
The purpose of VNRs is to enable member countries to share experiences, including successes, challenges and lessons learned, and to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
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