Odisha’s SDG Performance Up By 10 Points; State Ranked No. 1 In SDG 13 & 14

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s performance in achieving sustainable development goals (SDG) increased by 10 points for the year 2020 over 2019, moving to 61 from 51.

The state ranked No. 1 in Goal 13, relating to action on combating climate change and its impacts, and also Goal 14, relating to conservation and sustainability of the use of ocean, sea and marine resources.

Odisha was also a frontrunner in achievement of nine goals, and an aspiring state in achievement of six goals.

The state did well in pursuing the Goal 6, relating to clean water and sanitation; Goal 9 relating to investment promotion, innovation and industrial infrastructure; Goal 11 relating to making human settlements inclusive, safe and resilient; Goal 15 relating to protection, restoration and promotion of the sustainability of terrestrial eco-systems.

The developments were discussed at the one-day consultative workshop on SDG-related multi-dimensional poverty index (MPI) held at Lokseba Bhawan Convention centre on Monday, under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary (CS) Suresh Chandra Mahapatra.

The inter-relationship between MPI and SDGs was deliberated, with the aim of expediting the attainment of SDGs in the state.

“The focus of SDG is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere. Therefore, multidimensional poverty measurement parameter is crucial for working towards the achievement of SDG 2030 agenda,” the CS said. He advised the Principal Secretaries, Secretaries and senior officers of the state to understand the intricacies of MPI and monitor the developmental interventions accordingly for speedy attainment of SDGs.

Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Jena said: “MPI reflects both the incidence and intensity of poverty. It shows how many are poor in a given population and what is the level of their deprivation”.

He added that the MPI index establishes deprivation profiles for households.

The workshop deliberated on different contours of MPI with input from NITI Aayog.

It was shown that MPI is calculated on the basis of 10 indicators arranged in 3 sectors — health, education and standard of living.

Health includes indicators like nutrition and child mortality; education embraces years of schooling of a household member and school attendance up to the age of the completion of class eight; standard of living covers the indicators like cooking fuel, sanitation, drinking water, housing, electricity and assets.