As per the NITI Aayog’s SDG India Index 2023-24, India’s overall Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) score has improved to 71 in 2023-24 from 66 in 2020-21.
It has improved due to the progress made in poverty reduction, economic growth, and climate action.
The scores for States now range from 57 to 79, while UTs score between 65 and 77.
Uttarakhand and Kerala emerged as top-performing states with a score of 79 on this Index. It is followed by Tamil Nadu with a score of 78, and Goa comes next with a score of 77.
Bihar (57), Jharkhand (62), and Nagaland (63) were the worst-performing states in this year’s index.
Among the union territories, the top five performers were Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and Delhi.
Between 2018 and 2023-24, Uttar Pradesh followed by J&K, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Haryana, Assam, Tripura and Punjab were the fastest progressing states.
Punjab, Manipur, West Bengal, and Assam recorded the highest increase of 8 points as compared to 2020-21 scores.
The SDG India Index give a ranking to states and UTs on 113 indicators aligned to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s National Indicator Framework (NIF).
The SDG India Index computes goal-wise scores on the 16 SDGs for each state and UT.
