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The document discusses India's progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since their adoption in 2015, highlighting significant advancements in poverty reduction, economic growth, and climate action. The NITI Aayog plays a crucial role in coordinating these efforts, with the SDG score improving from 57 in 2018 to 79 in 2023-24. However, concerns remain about the stability of poverty alleviation and the accuracy of reported improvements in living conditions.

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Op-Ed TheHindustanTimes

The document discusses India's progress in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since their adoption in 2015, highlighting significant advancements in poverty reduction, economic growth, and climate action. The NITI Aayog plays a crucial role in coordinating these efforts, with the SDG score improving from 57 in 2018 to 79 in 2023-24. However, concerns remain about the stability of poverty alleviation and the accuracy of reported improvements in living conditions.

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The Nation In Transition: The Achievements and Areas of Growth

~The Hindustan Times


The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in 1992 conducted
the first Earth Summit, where it came up with the Agenda 21 and other declarations for
Sustainable development. This radically changed when on 25 th September, 2015, the current
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), comprising of seventeen goals, all aimed at addressing
the most popular global challenges and ensuring sustainable development were adopted. These
goals were all to be fulfilled by 2030 globally.
The implementation of these sustainable goals in India has involved various steps consisting of
strategies, policies and initiatives. The National Institution for Transforming India, also known
as the NITI Aayog, is one such national strategy. The aforementioned body is responsible for
coordinating the implementation of the SDGs in India at both national and state levels. The body
is responsible for monitoring the progress of various development indicators and evaluating the
effectiveness of its programs.
Significant progress has been made in eliminating poverty, promoting decent work, fostering
economic growth, taking climate action, and enhancing life on land. All states in the country
have shown significant improvement, with the SDG score rising from 57 in 2018 to 79 in 2023-
24. Notable progress has been made in goals like ‘No Poverty’, ‘Decent Work and Economic
Growth’, and ‘Climate Action.’ The score for ‘Climate Action’ increased the most, from 54 in
2020-21 to 67 in 2023-24, while ‘No Poverty’ rose from 60 to 72, helping over twenty-five crore
people escape poverty since its implementation.
The introduction of many schemes such as the Atal Innovation Mission, has fostered innovation
and entrepreneurship amongst youngsters across India. Policies such as the National Water
Policy, National Energy Policy and National Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis Elimination have all
helped the country develop sustainably. These policies aim to ensure sustainable development
while considering modern conditions that facilitate growth which would also help India compete
with the other big nations.
Although the country has been gradually developing, the development still does not seem to be
enough. Even with numerous people coming out of poverty, there still lies a huge chance of them
falling back in it. Reports showing that there are only about fifteen crore poor people in India
contradict reports stating about the distribution of free ration to eighty crore people by raising
questions such as the need for distributing of such a large quantity of ration is there are only a
few requiring them. This also raises the uncertainty in the actual stability of these ‘not poor’
people. Moreover, the NITI Aayog’s claims not being supported by the World Bank also raise
another question of whether the people’s conditions have actually improved or the conditions
determining a person’s financial situation have been lowered instead.
While the country has improved, there is still much work to do to enhance India's status further.
Its status quo is impressive, but it still has much work to do to meet its set goals by 2030.

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