Implementing SDGs in India – Progress, Achievements & Challenges 8 December 2019 Sundar N. Mishra Consultant, NITI Aayog, Government of India
Implementing SDGs in India –Progress, Achievements & Challenges8 December 2019
Sundar N. Mishra Consultant, NITI Aayog, Government of India
INDIA’s Increasing Emphasis on SDGs
271 million people moved out of poverty; Multidimensional poverty
halved between 2005/6 and 2015/16
Sixth largest economy; projected to be the fastest growing major economy in
the world
18% of the world’s population on 2.3% of the world’s land “India’s success in achieving the SDGs can change the face
of the world”.Maria Espinosa, Former President, UN General Assembly
“If world has to achieve SDGs, India must succeed”Sue Desmond-Hellmann, CEO, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Achieving SDGs depends heavily on the progress made by States/UTs: Localisation – The Key
NITI Aayog: National coordination, oversight & technical support
National
Institutional Framework
SDG Task Force (Central Ministries, State Governments, think tanks) Review & follow-up
MoSPI: SDG Indicators and Data System for SDG monitoring at the country level
UN agencies: Knowledge Partners in capacity development and monitoring
Planning Department: Coordination & convergence, capacity building
Sub-national
SDG unit/cell within Planning Department for knowledge and technical support
High-level Committee led by Chief Minister/ Chief Secretary level (in one-third of the States/ UTs)
District Planning/Monitoring Committees (in about half of the States/ UTs
Milestones – National Level
All Ministries, Programmes, Schemes aligned to SDG Targets.
National Indicator Framework & data management system in place.
SDG India Index - Periodic ranking of States/Utsperformance on SDGs.
Half-yearly review mechanism with States/UTs operationalised.
Regular inter-ministerial coordination on SDG data
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Milestones – Subnational Level
SDG Vision and Road Map set
in all States
Departments, programmes/
schemes aligned to SDG
Targets
State Indicator Framework in
progress in States
District Indicator
Framework under
inception
Localising SDGs in States / UTs
1. SensitisationAwareness generation of leadership
8. Ranking of districtsUndertake periodic, preferably annual, ranking of districts on SDG performance
5. Institutional integration
Inter-departmental convergence in SDG initiatives; greater leadership of local governments
4. Building partnershipsThe State/ UT enters into partnership with UN/ MoSPI/ technical agency for developing dashboard
2. State and District Indicator FrameworksNodal department coordinates drafting of SIF and DIF in consultation with NITI Aayog
7. Review mechanismsSet up SDG review mechanism at the Chief Secretary/ Chief Minister, preferably bi-annually
6. Operationalise dashboardActivate the dashboard and use it for any-time SDG reviews
3. Improve data ecosystemThe State/ UTs improves its data collection systems and widens the quantum of indicators captured
Monitoring Progress: The SDG India Index
Goal-wise ranking of states/ UTs and overall ranking based on performance on all goals
Promotes competition among the states/ UTs
Supports states/ UTs in identifying priority areas
Enable states/ UTs to learn from peers
Highlights data gaps
INDIA’S INDEX SCORE: OVERALL AND SDG-WISE
71
90
39
71
44
65
51
63
36
58
52
48
54
57
SDG16
SDG15
SDG11
SDG10
SDG9
SDG8
SDG7
SDG6
SDG5
SDG4
SDG3
SDG2
SDG1
All SDGs
OVERALL SCORE
942
48
49
50
51
51
51
52
52
53
55
55
56
58
59
58
59
59
60
60
61
64
64
64
64
64
69
69
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Assam
Jharkhand
Odisha
Nagaland
Arunachal Pradesh
Meghalaya
Madhya Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Tripura
Haryana
West Bengal
Sikkim
Rajasthan
Chhattisgarh
Mizoram
Manipur
Uttarakhand
Punjab
Telangana
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Gujarat
Goa
Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Himachal Pradesh
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57
58
62
62
63
65
68
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Lakshadweep
Delhi
Daman and Diu
Puducherry
Chandigarh
STA
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TERR
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Front Runners
ChandigarhHimachal PradeshKerala PuducherryTamil Nadu
Aspirants
Assam BiharUttar Pradesh
Performers
A & N IslandsAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshChhattisgarhDadra & Nagar HaveliDaman & Diu GoaGujaratHaryana Jammu & KashmirJharkhandKarnataka LakshadweepMadhya Pradesh MaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoram
NagalandOdishaPunjabRajasthan Sikkim Telangana TripuraUttarakhandWest Bengal
Meeting Challenges…
Generating data on all SDG
Indicators from local to national
level
Convergence and efficiency of
financing SDGs across various
actors and institutions
Capacity development of
multiple stakeholders on a
range of gaps
Identifying regional focus
areas & developing
action strategies
Emerging Focus Areas
• Mobilizing public finance: Gap analysis followed by interventions in tax capacity, enhancing spending efficiency and rationalization of spending, assessing fiscal sustainability and space
SDG Financing
• Mainstreaming SDGs in core business beyond the CSR domain
• Investment in research and innovation in new technology and low-costsolutions in areas like waste management, resource efficiency etc.
Engaging the Private Sector
• Using STI to Leave No One Behind & deliver quality public services foreveryone
• STI platforms to promote entrepreneurship & business development
Leveraging Science, Technology, Innovation
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Strengthening the Data System
• Operationalising the State and District Indicator Frameworks• Functional systems for ensuring data integrity
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