NITI Aayog, UNDP join hands to fast-track SDGs

Central think tank NITI Aayog and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed a memorandum of understanding to formalise a cooperative framework to fast-track India’s pursuit to achieve its sustainable development goals (SDGs), the Aayog said.

The memorandum of understanding will focus on the two organisations’ cooperation on a range of areas, including SDG localisation, data-driven monitoring, Aspirational Districts and Blocks, among others, NITI Aayog said.

NITI Aayog is the nodal body for the monitoring of SDGs in India and reviews the process through a nationwide SDG index. The memorandum of understanding between the think tank and UNDP was signed for a period of years.