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Government of India
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
29 MAR 2023 5:01PM by PIB Delhi
Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 goals and 169 targets to help organize and
streamline development actions for greater achievement of human well-being, while leaving no one
behind – by 2030. They pertain to social, economic and environmental sectors. They came into effect on
January 1, 2016. The list of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) may be seen at Annex (Attached).
Ministry of Finance, Government of India in its Union Budget allocates funds to
Ministries/Departments for various schemes and programmes which impact the achievements of SDGs.
Assessment of India’s performance in achievement of SDGs is a continuous process based on the
National Indicator Framework (NIF), developed by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation (MoSPI) in consultation with NITI Aayog, line Ministries and various stakeholders.
MoSPI publishes progress report annually on National Indicator Framework for SDGs, based on the
latest data supplied by the line Ministries/ Departments, which facilitates monitoring the progress of
country on various SDGs. Further, NITI Aayog releases the SDG India Index to measure the progress
achieved by all States and Union Territories in their journey towards achieving the SDGs. These reports
are available in the public domain.
Annex
Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable
Goal 2:
agriculture
Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning
Goal 4:
opportunities for all
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive
Goal 8:
employment and decent work for all
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and
Goal 9:
foster innovation
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable
Goal 14:
development
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably
Goal 15: manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt
biodiversity loss
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to
Goal 16:
justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for
sustainable development
Goal 17:
This information was given by the Minister of State (I/C) for the Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation, Ministry of Planning and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Shri Rao
Inderjit Singh in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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