It measures and tracks national progress of all States and Union Territories (UTs) on 113 indicators aligned to Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s National Indicator Framework.
- Composite score for each State/UT was computed by aggregating their performance across 16 SDGs.
- Scores range between 0–100. Score of 100 means State/UT achieved targets set for 2030.
- States are divided into four categories: Achiever (100), Front runners (65-99), Performers (50-64), and Aspirants (0-49).
Key findings
- National Level
- Composite score for India improved 66 in 2020-21 to 71 in 2023-24.
- Between 2020-21 and 2023-24, significant progress observed in Goals 1 (No Poverty), 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) and 13 (Climate Action) and these goals are now in front runner category.
- Goal 13 records highest increase in score followed by Goal 1.
- Targeted interventions by Government like Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Goal 11), Swachh Bharat Mission (Goal 6), Ayushman Bharat (Goal 3), etc. had led to rapid improvement.
- State/UT level
- All States have shown an improvement in overall score.
- Front-runner category: 32 States and UTs.
- 4 states in Performer category: Meghalaya, Nagaland, Jharkhand, Bihar.
- Top States: Uttarakhand and Kerala with scores of 79 each.
- Top UT: Chandigarh.
