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UN report endorses Centre's programmes

If India fares well on the SDGs, 50% of the global goals will be achieved

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Subhomoy Bhattacharjee
The United Nations (UN) is presenting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as an attractive business opportunity for Indian companies and an employment generator for the government. 

Lise Kingo, chief executive officer and executive director of the UN Global Compact, said India can create about 72 million additional jobs by 2030 if it vigorously pursues the SDGs. These are big numbers for a country that is struggling to create even a million jobs per year. The UN estimates imply an additional six million jobs per year. 

The SDGs are a set of 17 goals meant to push all facets of human development to