How sustainable are India’s development goals?

We are talking about India; its approach and its contribution to sustainable development goals proposed by the United Nations. India is a multilingual country where people of different castes, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds reside. Also, needless to say, India is a developing country where the question of unemployment and poverty still exists.

India has made a measurable development towards achieving the development goals this year. As per the voluntary national review 2020, India has developed itself in various aspects in the case of the United Nations' sustainable goals. The government of India has taken effective efforts by engaging the sub-national governments, local governments, citizens, local civic organizations, and private sectors. We can proudly say that India has shown a positive image with sustainable development in various areas.

·         It has empowered over 271 million people out of multidimensional poverty by offering employment to talented people.

·         With many awareness campaigns and initiatives, India has enhanced access to quality nutrition, employment opportunities, and quality education for every child, sanitization, and housing that has led to reduced inequalities.

·         Awareness regarding quality health and cleanliness with campaigns such as Swatch Bharat and Sashakta Bharat.

·         It has also encouraged the inclusion and equality through campaigns such as Satat Bharat – Sanatan Bharat that approaches towards a sustainable India.

·         It has also shown its development towards bringing investments to the country with the help of the young population and their vibrant innovations by promoting the make in India campaign.

These are the positive effects of the sustainable development efforts are taken by the Indian government. There are some problems that the government is facing due to lack of funds but according to I, the young and aspiring individuals should come forward and help the government in achieving UN sustainable goals and take India towards a new height of success.