Ensure implementation of schemes for SDGs: Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today exhorted administrative secretaries to ensure effective implementation of schemes pertaining to their departments so as to achieve 17 new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets identified by United Nations on critical issues.
Khattar was addressing the inaugural session of Briefing Workshop on Sustainable Development Goals-Implementing Sustainable Development Goals in Haryana: 2030 Action Plan here today, an official release said.
UN Resident Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in India Yuri Afanasiev was present in the workshop.
The Chief Minister said the objective of SDGs was to produce a set of universally applicable goals that balances the three dimensions of sustainable development-environmental, social and economic-through proper planning and integration of schemes.

He said the state aims to align its existing schemes and programmes with the SDGs target and prepare a vision 2030 document as well as an action plan for achieving the goals.
Appreciating that the UN agencies have agreed to provide technological assistance to Haryana in this regard, he said the state government was actively working towards the 17 SDGs and hoped that the goals would be achieved before the scheduled time.

These SDGs would eliminate poverty in all its forms, end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture, ensure healthy lives and promote well-being at all ages.

These would also ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote life-long learning opportunities, achieve gender equality and empower women and girls.
These would also ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy.
These would promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth and industrialisation, full and productive employment and decent work and build resilient infrastructure, he said.