SDG INDIA INDEX 2020-21
THE NITI AAYOG HAS RELEASED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INDIA INDEX. AS PER NEW RANKINGS STATE KERALA RETAINS THE TOP SLOT AND THE STATE BIHAR IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TABLE. AMONG UNION TERRITORIES, CHANDIGARH LEADS.THE INDEX WAS LAUNCHED IN 2018 SINCE THEN IT IS EVALUATING THE PROGRESS OF THE INDIAN STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES. THE INDEX FOR 2020-21 COVERS 17 GOALS, 70 TARGETS AND 115 INDICATORS.
SDG INDIA INDEX RANKINGS
RANKINGS | STATE | SCORE/100 | RANKINGS | UNION TERRITORY | SCORE/100 |
1 | KERALA | 75 | 1 | CHANDIGARH | 79 |
2 | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 74 | 2 | DELHI | 68 |
2 | TAMIL NADU | 74 | 2 | PUDUCHERRY | 68 |
4 | ANDHRA PRADESH | 72 | 2 | LAKSHADWEEP | 68 |
4 | GOA | 72 | 5 | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS | 67 |
4 | KARNATAKA | 72 | 6 | JAMMU KASHMIR | 66 |
4 | UTTARAKHAND | 72 | 6 | LADAKH | 66 |
8 | SIKKIM | 71 | 7 | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 62 |
9 | MAHARASHTRA | 70 | |||
10 | GUJARAT | 69 | |||
10 | TELANGANA | 69 | |||
12 | MIZORAM | 68 | |||
12 | PUNJAB | 68 | |||
14 | HARYANA | 67 | |||
15 | TRIPURA | 65 | |||
16 | MANIPUR | 64 | |||
17 | MADHYA PRADESH | 62 | |||
17 | WEST-BENGAL | 62 | |||
19 | CHATTISGARH | 61 | |||
19 | NAGALAND | 61 | |||
19 | ODISHA | 61 | |||
22 | ARUNCHAL PRADESH | 60 | |||
22 | MEGHALAYA | 60 | |||
22 | RAJASTHAN | 60 | |||
22 | UTTAR PRADESH | 60 | |||
26 | ASSAM | 57 | |||
27 | JHARKHAND | 56 | |||
28 | BIHAR | 52 |