The SDG are global goals, built upon the erstwhile Millenium Development Goals. They are exhaustive, universal, and integrated and emphasize core areas of poverty and inequality. economic growth, innovation, sustainable consumption and production, climate change, peace, and justice and partnerships by implementing a comprehensive array of schemes. Current flagship policies and programmes of the Government of India such as the Swachh Bharat Mission (SEM). Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY). Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY and Pradhan Mantri Ugwala Yojana (PMUY) have substantially contributed to India's progress in this regard.

In the Federal context of India. programmes and schemes are basically implemented at the level of States and Union Territories. Therefore, tracking progress on different SDGs is important for appropriate policy actions and building up a competitive spirit among the States and UT. NITI Aayog has come up with a single measurable index to track the progress of all the States and UTs across 13 out of 17 SDGs (excluding Goal 12, 13, 14, and 17 on account of the unavailability of comparable data across state UTs. This SDG index provides an aggregate assessment of India's progress. This index helps in informed policy formulations as it captures the status of both national and state-level social, economic, and mental parameters across a set of 62 select indicators. The scores varies from 0 to 100. States with poor equal to greater than 65 are considered as Front Runners; as Performers in the range of 50-64 and as Aspirants if the score is less than 50. State with an index score of 100 is classified as Achievers i.e. the states have achieved the national Target set for 2030. A saw of 0 denotes the worst performance. The SDG Index Score ranges between 42 and 69 for States and between 57 and 68 for UTs.

Estimates suggest that US$5 to US$7 trillion per year is required for financing worldwide and US$3.9 trillion per year in developing countries. However investment in developing countries is around US$1.4 trillion leading to a short trillion per year (UNCTAD, 2014) Global action of this scale requires strong between different governments and development institutions. private sector institutions for effective financing and implementation across the globe. Sustainable development requires every nation to prioritize its targets and implement various schemes/programmes in accordance with local challenges, c available resources. India follows a holistic approach to achieving the SDGs.