THE SDG INDEX 2.0.

NARENDRA MODI. CHAIR MAN NITI AAYOG.
RAJIV KUMAR. VICE CHAIRMAN NITI AAYOG.
AMITABH KANT. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER NITI AAYOG.

The NITI AAYOG has released the second edition of the Sustainable Development Goal Index. According to the report Kerala retained the top slot while Bihar was at the bottom of the index. Among Union Territories Chandigarh ranked one followed by Puducherry. The SDG’s are a set of 17 global goals a that are adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 that are to be achieved by 2030. The UN has developed 232 indicators. The NITI AAYOG of India has adopted 100 indicators of its own for its index.

METHODOLOGY.

A composite score for SDG Index (2019) was computed in the range of 0–100 for each State/UT based on its aggregate performance across 16 SDGs.
The higher the score of a State/UT, the closer it is towards achieving the 2030 national targets.
- States /UTs are classified based on the SDG India Index Score as follows:
- Aspirant: 0–49
- Performer: 50–64
- Front Runner: 65–99
- Achiever: 100

BEST PERFORMING STATES OF INDIA IN SDG INDEX.

RANK	STATE	SCORE OUT OF 100
1	KERALA	70
2	HIMACHAL PRADESH	69
3	ANDHRA PRADESH	67
4	TAMIL NADU	64
5	TELANGANA	67
6	KARNATAKA	66
7	GOA	65
8	SIKKIM	65
9	GUJARAT	64
10	MAHARASHTRA	64

WORST PERFORMING STATES OF INDIA IN SDG INDEX.

RANK	STATE	SCORE OUT OF 100
28	BIHAR	50
27	JHARKHAND	53
26	ARUNACHAL	53
25	MEGHALAYA	54
24	UTTAR PRADESH	55
23	ASSAM	55
22	MIZORAM	56
21	CHATTISGARH	56
20	RAJASTHAN	57
19	NAGALAND	57
18	HARYANA	57

BEST PERFORMING UNION TERRITORIES OF INDIA IN SDG INDEX.

RANK	UNION TERRITORY	SCORE OUT OF 100
1	CHANDIGARH	70
2	PUDUCHERRY	66
3	DADAR AND NAGAR HAVELI	63
4	LAKSHADWEEP	63
5	DELHI	61
6	ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR	61
7	DAMAN AND DIU	61
8	JAMMU AND KASHMIR	59
9	LADAKH	59

FAST MOVERS IN SDG INDEX.

NAME	2018 SCORE	2019 SCORE
UTTAR PRADESH	42	55
ODISHA	51	58
SIKKIM	58	65

AVERAGE PERFORMING STATES OF INDIA IN SDG INDEX.

RANK	STATE	SCORE OUT OF 100
1	UTTARAKHAND	64
2	PUNJAB	62
3	MANIPUR	60
4	WEST BENGAL	60
5	MADHYA PRADESH	58
6	ODISHA	58
7	TRIPURA	58

GOAL WISE TOP STATE/UT/s.

S.N	GOAL	STATE	UNION TERRITORY/S
1	NO POVERTY	TAMIL NADU	JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH
2	ZERO HUNGER	GOA	CHANDIGARH
3	GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING	KERALA	PUDUCHERRY
4	QUALITY EDUCATION	HIMACHAL PRADESH	CHANDIGARH
5	GENDER EQUALITY	HIMACHAL PRADESH	JAMMU AND KASHMIR AND LADAKH
6	CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION	ANDHRA PRADESH	CHANDIGARH
7	AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY	SIKKIM	PUDUCHERRY
8	DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH	TELANGANA	CHANDIGARH
9	INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE	KERALA, GUJARAT	DAMAN AND DIU, DELHI AND DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI
10	REDUCED INEQUALITY	TELANGANA	ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS.
11	SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES	HIMACHAL PRADESH, GOA	CHANDIGARH
12	SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION	NAGALAND	CHANDIGARH
13	CLIMATE ACTION	KARNATAKA	LAKSHADWEEP
14	LIFE BELOW WATER	KARNATAKA
15	LIFE ON LAND	SIKKIM, MANIPUR	DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND LAKSHADWEEP
16	PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTION	GUJARAT, ANDHRA PRADESH	PUDUCHERRY