Shimla, June 3
Himachal Pradesh has been ranked as the second-best state for achieving the targets under Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index and Dashboard.
NITI Aayog today launched the third edition of the SDG India Index and Dashboard 2020-21. The index is being comprehensively documented and the progress made by states and UTs towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals is being ranked since its inaugural launch in 2018.
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur congratulated people and said Himachal Pradesh had been ranked the second best state after Kerala with an overall index of 74. He said Kerala had scored an index of 75.
“Although Kerala and Himachal have maintained their first and second positions, which they had secured in 2019 also, both states have recorded an improvement of 5 points each in their overall index in the 2020 ranking,” he added.
He said Himachal was ahead of Kerala in the fields of health and well-being, economic growth and decent work, reduction in inequalities, sustainable cities and communities and production and consumption patterns. — TNS
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