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🔆The SDG India index ✅First launched in December 2018, the index has become the primary tool for monitoring progress on the SDGs in India. ✅It has also fostered competition among the states and UTs by ranking them on the global goals. ✅The index is developed in collaboration with the United Nations in India. ✅It tracks the progress of all states and UTs on 113 indicators aligned with the National Indicator Framework (NIF) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

How are states and UTs ranked?

✅ The SDG India Index scores range between 0–100, higher the score of a State/UT, the greater the distance to target achieved. ✅States and UTs are classified into four categories based on Index score: 🔸Aspirant: 0–49. 🔸Performer: 50–64. 🔸Front-runner: 65–99. 🔸Achiever: 100. Currently, there are no states in the aspirant and achiever category. 📍Key highlights

✅The composite score for India improved from 57 in 2018 to 66 in 2020-21 to further to 71 in 2023-24. ✅India has taken significant strides in accelerating progress on the SDGs between the 2020-21 and 2023-24 editions of the Index. ✅Noteworthy advancements have been observed in Goals 1 (No Poverty), 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), 13 (Climate Action). ✅The SDG India Index 2023-24 reports a positive trend in the performance of States and UTs in their SDG journey. ✅The scores for States now range from 57 to 79, while UTs score between 65 and 77. ✅This represents an improvement over the 2020-21 scores, where the range was 52 to 75 for States and 62 to 79 for UTs. ✅Uttarakhand and Kerala have taken the top spot among states with a score of 79 each while Bihar was ranked last with a score of 57.

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SDG 5: Gender Equality SDG 10: Reducing Inequalities SDG 3: Good Health & Well Being SDG 4: Quality Education SDG 16: Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions You can relate so many SDGs by going through this single news article👆👆

Except Bihar, Jharkhand & few northeastern states, all other states have improved on their SDG scores compared to 2019-20 period. 📎 Join and Share : @STUDY247R

✅The Government of India has decided to observe the 25th of June every year as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas.' This day will commemorate the massive contributions of all those who endured the inhuman pains of the 1975 Emergency. ✅Home Minister Amit Shah said today on a social media post. "The observance of 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas' will help keep the eternal flame of individual freedom and the defense of our democracy alive in every Indian, thus preventing dictatorial forces like the Congress from repeating those horrors," he said.