Where does India stand on the sustainable development goals?

Thampi, Anjana (2019) Where does India stand on the sustainable development goals? In: Social Development and the Sustainable Development Goals in South Asia. Routledge, pp. 49-73. ISBN 9781351035262

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Abstract

India places itself fifth out of seven South Asian countries in the global ranking on the Sustainable Development Goals. India has achieved rapid economic growth over the past two decades. However, growth has not been accompanied by structural changes or decent work and employment generation. There has been progress in poverty reduction and education, but the severe agrarian and employment crises may put even the progress thus far under threat. National and state level public policy and public spending urgently need to be directed towards SDGs including improving health and nutritional outcomes. All of these dimensions suffer from vertical and horizontal inequalities, reversing which will require dedicated action. Measures to achieve the SDGs need to be moulded to the federal institutional structures, and the structures in poverty reduction, education and health services delivery are discussed. The way forward would be to universalise public provisioning of essential services to ensure that the goals are met and all citizens have access to their basic needs.

Item Type:	Book Section
Authors:	Thampi, Anjana
Editors:	Editors Email ORCID Khemka, Nitya Mohan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kumar, Suraj UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Political Science > Public policy Social sciences > Economics > Production > Sustainable development Social sciences > Economics > Macroeconomics & related topics > Factors affecting income and wealth > Poverty
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > Research Centre > Centre for Sustainable Employment
Full Text Status:	None
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7191
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351035262-4

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