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

66

57

58

62

62

63

65

68

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Lakshadweep

Delhi

Daman and Diu

Puducherry

Chandigarh

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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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