The SDGs explain how we are moving towards the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations. The India Index report should be viewed from a medical perspective.
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is an internationally ambitious declaration aimed at ending poverty, hunger and violence against women. It also aims to give every human being in the world a legal identity and equal justice for all. According to the declaration, which was unanimously adopted by all 193 member states of the United Nations in September 2015, the planned development is expected to take place over a period of 15 years from 2015 to 2020.
India has been instrumental in setting out the role of developing countries and clarifying the responsibilities of developed countries in the discussions that have taken place at the international level to set these sustainable development goals. Even in drafting these goals, India's views have been taken into consideration, giving priority to geographical aspirations and objectives. Similarly, this declaration now applies to all countries of the world. In contrast, the United Nations Millennium Development Goals were previously limited to developing countries. But now the UN's role in sustainable development has changed radically; This includes not only the southern countries but also the rich and the poor.
Although this method of setting sustainable development goals and taking steps in that direction is revolutionary, it still has some fundamental flaws. The fulfillment of these objectives is not binding but voluntary. Therefore, realizing those dimensions of development is a problem. For that, every country, especially the more resourceful ones, must take decisive steps in that direction. Thus, if everyone does not accept the role of cooperation at the global level, this manifesto of the Sustainable Development Goals will continue to be an unrealistic dream.
Today, India is emerging as a global superpower. Similarly, given India's interest in drafting the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations, it is India's special duty to implement them effectively. In other words, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has presented to the world India's strong commitment to the implementation of this Declaration in various international forums, which is an encouraging thing. Recently, the Policy Commission of India released the SDG India Index: Baseline Report 2018 . This is a report on how much progress is being made towards sustainable development in all the states and union territories of India. This report is significant in that it is an important step in terms of a prompt commitment to achieve these goals. Let's analyze it a little bit here.
The feature of this report is that it is transparent and understandable to the common man. The language is simple and clear, with colorful tables and pictures providing clear information on what to do to achieve different goals.
Not only that, but the details of which government departments and ministries have been entrusted with the task of fulfilling specific objectives are also given at the end of a table. For example, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (AYUSH) as well as the Ministry of Home Affairs have been entrusted with the task of meeting health objectives as per SDG-3, as the task of resolving the issue of drug abuse falls under the purview of the Home Department.
Thus the decision to keep a particular ministry and government department committed to the fulfillment of those objectives is very good. Because if a goal falls behind, it will now be possible to say for sure which department it has been assigned to. By delegating the responsibility of fulfilling each and every objective to different concerned ministries, it has also been said that if any goal is to be achieved, the various ministries and departments of the government have no option but to work in collaboration with each other. Therefore, it is a clear indication that various government departments will now have to work hand in hand for this.
However, the comparative overview of development in the various states and Union Territories of India on the basis of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in this report clearly shows that there is still a long way to go towards the development expected from the United Nations. For example, Manipur and Kerala outperform Gujarat and Jharkhand in terms of hunger eradication. (Page 31) Kerala and Sikkim are far ahead of Manipur and Bihar in eliminating gender inequality. (Page No. 66) Of course, such comparative information of different states will definitely attract the attention of the media. Similarly, experts and policy makers will have to consider that,
While many of the positive aspects of this report have come to light, they also do not cover up the flaws in this development work.
Many such shortcomings are highlighted in this report. One of the four key goals set out is where the consequences of such environmental change (SDG-13) do not appear to have been considered. Although most of the Sustainable Development Goals are locked in it, there is no commentary on many of the objectives that are expected with them. For example, according to SDG-11, safe and sustainable development of cities is expected. But the report considers only two of the seven dimensions of urban development. In a country where rapid urbanization is taking place and where the urban population is expected to reach 81.4 crore by 2050, this is a matter of concern. Similarly, according to SDG-4, all member countries are committed to better education for all. But the report sheds light on only one of the seven objectives set in that direction. Among these remaining objectives, gender inequality in education is a matter of concern and a country like India will not ignore it at all.
One of the key shortcomings of the report is that the government's emphasis on eliminating inequality in the SDG manifesto and bringing even the most marginalized sections of the society into the mainstream of development is not reflected in the report. "No one should be deprived of development" is one of the main objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Of course, in a country like India, human society is divided not only into economic well-being, gender, age, caste and caste but also into displacement, physical disability and geographical distance. . It is unfortunate that the SDG India Index report does not show the commitment required to achieve that growth. Although the report acknowledges that hunger eradication is an important goal under the SDG-2, the task of eradicating hunger as a whole is a major challenge in India due to various structural inequalities such as gender, caste, social status, etc. Of course, these structural inequalities are not considered in the Sustainable Development Goals.
Evidence of work in the field of hunger eradication is not enough here. There are many areas where very little work has been done. Many of the goals that were originally set do not seem to have been achieved. For example, India has not yet taken steps to meet the criteria for achieving the goal of ending all forms of violence against women and girls in public and in the private sector.
Violence in marital relations is also high among women between the ages of 15 and 49. Because most of these incidents do not occur before the world. Therefore, the criteria in this case should be re-examined and care should be taken to ensure that there are no shortcomings or errors in it.
Another problem with this report is that it provides very little information on what policies should be implemented to achieve the desired goal. For example, the report cites nearly a dozen central government schemes to meet the SDG-2 target, including the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) since 1970 or the Nutrition Campaign launched in 2017. However, no direction can be found on how to achieve the desired goal through it. Often new plans are born with the same goal in mind, but because they are not implemented properly, they become white elephants. Similarly, the important question of how all these schemes will get financial support remains unanswered. All countries have agreed on a total period of 15 years to achieve these development goals. However, experts estimate that India's contribution to the required financial support will be short of Rs 53,30,00,000 crore, or рел 5.5 trillion. (Page 13)
However, at the outset of this report, it is honestly acknowledged that there are a number of errors in the available information that do not reflect the past progress of many objectives. For example, important information on citizens of various states and union territories in India has not been collected for these purposes. This underscores the fact that in order to achieve its development objectives (especially in the context of global climate change), India does not have adequate arrangements to gather the required information (DATA) of its citizens. Therefore, in order to achieve the goals of sustainable development on our soil, India must urgently set up a system to collect reliable, timely, consistent and, most importantly, comparative information that records its dimensions.
Overall, the report released by the Policy Commission of the Government of India, which underlines India's commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals, is certainly an important step in that direction. But in that context, the steps to be taken in the future will have to be looked at from a physician's point of view. The Government of India, however, has assured that in the forthcoming reports, all the information will be more accurately recorded and in which the information gathered from across the country will be more in-depth. Similarly, the technique of collecting this detail will also be further developed in an attempt to eliminate inconsistencies in the information received. Thus, progress in all these areas now needs special attention. It requires special care to ensure uniformity in overall practices. Of course, it will be appreciated when the government starts pursuing the pursuit of the more difficult goals, rather than focusing on the easy ones, which are the goals of the world. Because through the same medium, radical change will eventually take place.
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