Sustainable Development Goals national indicator framework progress report 2020

India has taken several steps in measuring the progress of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since
the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for SDGs. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
released the “Sustainable Development Goals National Indicator Framework Baseline Report 2015-16”, on
29th June, 2019, which provides a benchmark, through the National Indicator Framework, for assessing
the progress made towards achieving the SDGs.
India is committed to achieving the SDGs and this requires close and effective monitoring of the progress
made. MoSPI had continuous interactions with the various stakeholders while finalising the National
Indicator Framework (NIF) and in releasing the Baseline Report for 2015-16. This has been supplemented
by lending technical assistance and capacity building to States/UTs in developing their State level SDG
Indicator Framework and also at the District level, where feasible. The collaborative efforts and active
participation of various stakeholders were critical in preparation of this first SDG progress report. This
report provides an overview of the progress made on SDGs as also the data gaps which will need to be
addressed for better monitoring of SDGs.
The report contains the data snapshots, brief highlights on the goals, metadata and disaggregated data.
This report will help in providing valuable inputs in preparation of Voluntary National Review (VNR) on
SDGs for India. I am sure that the report will assist Ministries/Departments, State Governments and UT
Administrations, in SDG monitoring and policy formulation for SDG implementation along with UN Agencies
and other stakeholders.