NITI Aayog functions as India's nodal institution for the Sustainable Development Goals

Background

NITI Aayog describes itself as the nodal institution for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in India, leading the 2030 Agenda in the spirit of cooperative and competitive federalism. It monitors the performance of States and Union Territories through the SDG India Index, the North-Eastern Region District SDG Index, and the Multidimensional Poverty Index, and promotes the localisation of SDGs while encouraging a competitive spirit among States and UTs. The SDG India Index Report, released by NITI Aayog, benchmarks the performance of all States and Union Territories and has reached its fourth edition.