The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) and UNDP have partnered to fast-track sustainable development and expedite SDGs in the region.

UNDP will provide technical support, monitor and evaluate projects, enable capacity building, provide support, and deploy technologies to scale up governance.

B.L. Verma, Minister of State, MDoNER, said, “We have taken remarkable strides across critical sectors such as infrastructure, connectivity, health, education, climate change and economic growth to transform the lives of the people in the region. In this journey, UNDP has been our key partner in promoting data-driven decision-making, especially through the North East Region District SDG Index.”

Ulrika Modéer, representing UNDP, said, “We are committed to supporting national and sub-national efforts to accelerate progress on the goals by providing technical support on SDG localization and improved capacities towards implementation and monitoring of the programs.”

It must be noted that the north east India has taken initiatives to achieve SDG-1 in poverty, SDG-3 for good health ), SDG-4 for education, SDG-5 for gender, SDG-8 for decent work and SDG-10 to reduce inequalities.