Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu have emerged as top performing states in Niti Aayog's SDG India index 2018, which evaluates progress in social, economic and environmental terms.
Assam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are the worst performing states in the government think tank's first of its kind India Index for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
The Aayog has developed the SDG India Index which is a complete index to measure progress of states/UTs, through a single assessable index and the First Baseline Report for 2018 was equipped with the support of United Nations in India.
The index took into account 13 out of 17 goals specific by United Nation's as SDGs and left out four goals because of lack of data at the state level.
Under the index, states will be monitored on real occasion basis across 62 of 306 national indicator outlines by the United Nations.
The United Nations sponsor SDG has 17 goals, 169 targets and 306 national indicators.
"Kerala's top rank is accredited to its superior presentation in providing good health, reducing hunger, achieving gender equality and providing quality education.
"Himachal Pradesh ranks high on as long as clean water and hygiene, in plummeting inequalities and preserve mountain ecosystem," the document titled 'SDG India Index Baseline Report 2018' said.
Among the UTs, Chandigarh took the lead because of its consummate performance in providing clean water and cleanliness to people.
With regard to shortage reduction, the states which have done well include Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tamil Nadu.
On 'zero hunger' parameters, Goa, Kerala, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland were the front runners, according to the deed.
Baseline report 2018′ highlights the progress being made by states and UTs in moving towards multiple targets of the SDGs, in the true spirit of helpful and spirited federalism."
Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said the SDG India Index tracks the development of all states & UTs on 62 national indicators and has been developed to provide a holistic view on social, economic and environmental status of the country.
The SDGs are a determined promise by world leaders which set out a worldwide and an unparalleled agenda which embraces economic, environmental and social aspects of the happiness of societies.
The progress of the world to meet the SDGs largely depends on India's progress, the document said.
India played a famous role in the formulation of SDGs and much of the country's National Development Agenda is mirrored in the SDGs.
"They are a part of 'Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development', which was adopted by 193 member states at the historic United Nations General Assembly Summit in September 2015, and came into effect on January 1, 2016," the document said.
