This document summarizes the Indian government's response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 665 regarding India's performance on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index 2025. The question, posed by Com. Selvaraj V and Shri Subbarayan K, asked whether India scored 67 and ranked 99th among 167 nations in the UN SDG Index 2025, and requested details on progress towards the 17 SDGs. In response, Rao Inderjit Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, stated that the United Nations did not release a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index for 2025. Consequently, the question regarding India's performance and progress does not arise.
Key Entities Referenced
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the question was raised.
Sustainable Development Goal Index 2025: A hypothetical index related to Sustainable Development Goals, which is the subject of the question.
United Nations: An international organization mentioned in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals Index.
Ministry of Planning: A ministry of the Government of India, responsible for planning and development.
SHRI SUBBARAYAN K: A Member of Parliament who raised the question.
RAO INDERJIT SINGH: Minister of State in the Ministry of Planning, who provided the answer.
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for statistics and program implementation.
Ministry of Culture: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for culture.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF PLANNING
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 665
TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2025
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL INDEX-2025
665. COM. SELVARAJ V:
SHRI SUBBARAYAN K:
Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that India scored 67 in the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals Index 2025 placing at 99th among 167 nations; and
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the progress made so far in attaining the 17 goals
including poverty, health and education?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS
AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT
CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF CULTURE
(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
(a) No Sir, there is no Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index released by the United
Nations.
(b) In view of the reply to part (a), does not arise.
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