Statistics Ministry launches dashboard to track country's progress on Sustainable Development Goals

The Statistics Ministry has launched a dashboard to track the country's progress on the Agenda 2030 adopted by the United Nations. It is India's first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) dashboard, which is a unique, searchable platform that provides data and insights on how the country is progressing on the SDGs. The dashboard has been launched on the occasion of National Statistics Day today.

According to a PTI report, the dashboard will be India's official data repository of the National Indicator Framework on SDG. The dashboard is a first national platform that will pull reliable data from over 100 different data sets, portals and sectors. It is developed in partnership with the UN in India, DFID India and data intelligence firm Social Cops. 

1. Rao Inderjit Singh at the launch Minister of State for MoSPI (Independent Charge) said, "Our country is one of the fastest growing economies in the world and is also one of the countries with the fastest growing populations. The Sustainable Development Goals are a national priority for India, and the Government of India is committed to achieving these goals for all sections of the population by 2030".

2. SDGs are universal call by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for action to end poverty, protect the planet, improve health, education and ensuring that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. 

3. With the help of this dashboard the state governments can also track their performance on each goal, compare it to other states and identify priority areas. Also India's progress in SDGs is crucial, as the country is home to about 17 per cent of the world population. 

4. India has been closely monitoring its progress on the SDGs through its National Indicator Framework and the India SDG Index released in 2018.