Monday (December 30): Kerala retained the top rank while Bihar was adjudged as the worst performer in Niti Aayog’s SDG India Index 2019.
The Index evaluates progress of States and Union Territories on social, economic and environmental parameters, as per a report released on Monday.
According to ‘SDG India Index 2019′, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim have shown maximum improvement, but states like Gujarat have not shown any progress vis-a-vis 2018 rankings.
“Kerala retained its rank as the top state with a score of 70. Chandigarh too maintained its top spot among the UTs with a score of 70.
Himachal Pradesh took the second spot while Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana shared the third spot, the report said.
Bihar, Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh are the worst performing states in this year’s Index for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
“The United Nations’ SDG target of 2030 can never be met without India… We are fully committed to achieving UN’s SDG target,” Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said at the launch of the report.
Speaking at the event, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said southern states have done well in health.
About the Index:
The SDG India Index, launched last year by Niti Aayog with the help of United Nations took into account 16 out of 17 goals specified by the United Nations as SDGs .
The Index this year ranked states based on 54 targets spread over 100 indicators out of 306 outlined by the UN.
The first report, which was launched in 2018 had 13 goals and 39 indicators.
The year 2020 will be the fifth anniversary of the adoption of SDGs by 193 countries at the UN General Assembly.
