NITI Aayog Releases NER District SDG Index 2021–22; Top- East Sikkim

NITI Aayog and Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (M/DoNER) have launched the North Eastern Region (NER) District SDG Index Report and Dashboard 2021–22, with technical support from UNDP. The index is based on NITI Aayog’s SDG India Index.
East Sikkim district of Sikkim has topped the North Eastern Region (NER) District SDG Index 2021-22 while Kiphire district of Nagaland was ranked last amongst 103 districts in the ranking. Gomati, North Tripura is second, West Tripura is third in the ranking.
What is NER District SDG Index: The Index measures the performance of the districts of the eight States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura on the Sustainable Development Goals and ranks these districts on the basis of the same.
NER District SDG Index is the first of its kind in the country as it focuses on the North Eastern Region.

Points to remember:

Top district in North Eastern Region (NER) District SDG Index 2021-22?- East Sikkim
North Eastern Region (NER) District SDG Index 2021-22 has been launched by?- NITI Aayog, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (M/DoNER) and UNDP.

Source: PIB