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Introduction

The first edition of the SDG India Index was launched in December 2018, using 62 indicators from 39 targets across 13 SDGs; Goals 12, 13, 14, and 17 had to be left out owing to the lack of indicators for which State-wise data was available.

Objective of SDG India Index 3.0

To rank the States/UTs based on their performance across the 16 SDGs. For 16 goals, all States/UTs were ranked. A composite score was also calculated, which ranked the States/ UTs based on their overall performance across multiple Goals
To promote healthy competition among the States/UTs in their journey towards achieving the Global Goals
To support the States/UTs in identifying priority areas which demand more attention.
To enable the States/UTs to learn from the good practices of their peers
To highlight data gaps in the statistical system of the States/UTs and identify the sectors in which robust and more frequent data needs to be collected.

The SDG is calculated on following 17 parameters.

Goal	Parameters
1	No poverty
2	Zero hunger
3	Good health and well being
4	Quality education
5	Gender equality
6	Clean water and sanitation
7	Affordable and clean energy
8	Decent work and economic growth
9	Industry, innovation and infrastructure
10	Reduced inequality
11	Sustainable cities and communities
12	Responsible consumption and production
13	Climate action
14	Life below water
15	Life on hand
16	Peace, justice and strong institutions
17	Partnership for goals

Calculation of SDG India Index 2021

The SDG India Index 3.0 score for the States ranges between 52 and 75; for the UTs it belongs to the 62 to 79 band.
Kerala retained its rank as the top State with a score of 75, followed by Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh took the second spot while Goa, Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh shared the fourth spot on the table. The Bihar stay at lowest position with 52 points.
Chandigarh maintained top position in UTs with 79 points.

State wise SDG India Index 2021 Score

State	SDG Score
Kerala	75
Himachal Pradesh	74
Tamil Nadu	74
Andhra Pradesh	72
Goa	72
Karnataka	72
Uttarakhand	72
Sikkim	71
Maharashtra	70
Gujarat	69
Telangana	69
Mizoram	68
Punjab	68
Haryana	67
Tripura	65
Manipur	64
Madhya Pradesh	62
West Bengal	62
Chhattisgarh	61
Nagaland	61
Odisha	61
Arunachal Pradesh	60
Meghalaya	60
Rajasthan	60
Uttar Pradesh	60
Assam	57
Jharkhand	56
Bihar	52