According to the NITI Aayog's SDG India Index 2023-24, India's overall Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) score increased to 71 in 2023-24, compared to 66 in 2020-21, supported by significant progress on eliminating poverty, providing decent work, economic growth, climate action and life on land.

• Among states, Uttarakhand and Kerala have emerged as joint top-performing states with a score of 79, followed by Tamil Nadu (78) and Goa (77).
• On the contrary, Bihar (57), Jharkhand (62) and Nagaland (63) were the worst performing states in this year's index.
• Among the union territories, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Delhi were the top five performers.

What is NITI Ayog's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)?

It measures and tracks national progress of all States and Union Territories (UTs) on 113 indicators aligned to Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s National Indicator Framework. 

• Composite score for each State/UT was computed by aggregating their performance across 16 SDGs. 
• Scores range between 0–100. Score of 100 means State/UT achieved targets set for 2030. States are divided into four categories: Achiever (100), Front runners (65-99), Performers (50-64), and Aspirants (0-49).