Participant’s Manual Capacity Building Program forCivil Servants to Implement 2030 AGENDA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Thisstudy was carried out with the financial support of NITI Aayog,Government of India, and conducted by Administrative Staff College of India,Bellavista, Hyderabad, Telangana. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFCOLLEGE OF INDIA Bellavista, Raj Bhavan Road, Khairatabad, Hyderabad - 500 082, India. DISCLAIMER The Administrative Staff College of India has received the financial assistance under the Research Schemeof NITI Aayog (RSNA-2018) to prepare this report. While due care has been exercised to prepare the reportusing the data from various sources, NITI Aayog does not confirm the authenticity of data and accuracyof the methodology to prepare the report. NITI Aayog shall not be held responsible for findings or opinionsexpressed in the document. This responsibility completely rests with the Administrative Staff College ofIndia. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my special gratitude to Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog, who encouragedand guided us to develop the specialized learning modules to build civil servants’ capacity and thus fulfill afundamental gap in the effort to strengthen institutional ability to implement 2030 agenda. I am deeply grateful to Ms. Sanyukta Samaddar (IAS), Advisor NITI Aayog, for giving very useful feedbackand advice that has helped us get significant insights into the relevant issues. I am thankful to Shri Yogesh Suri, Senior Advisor, NITI Aayog, to sanction this assignment and provide allthe support. Dr. Sundar Narayan Mishra and all the officials at NITI Aayog who facilitated and provideddirection at every step deserve special mention and appreciation. I am indebted to the Chairman - ASCI, Shri K. Padmanabhaiah IAS (Retd.), for his wise counsel and support. Finally, I am grateful to my hard-working team at CIPS-ASCI, which has contributed immensely to collateinformation and developing the modules’ framework. Harsh Sharma CONTENTS About the ProgramProgram Schedule SESSION 1 1.1.Core Principles Fostering The 2030 Agenda For Sustainable Development171.2.Critical Dimensions of the 2030 Agenda181.3.Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)191.4.Categorization of 17 SDGs into 5Ps281.5.Elements accelerating the implementation of SDGs311.6.Directions on Policy Actions32 2.1.India – Key Elements for SDGs44 2.2.About Leave No One Behind (LNOB)452.2.1.LNOB: A Framework for Implementation472.2.2.LNOB in India552.2.3.LNOB programs at the state level61 2.3.LNOB: International Best Practices62 2.4.Gender Equality662.4.1.Women and the Sustainable Development Goals662.4.2.Indian Approach to Gender Equality672.4.3.Women Empowerment Initiatives in India712.4.4.Best Practices from Corporates742.4.5.Examples from Districts742.4.6.Innovative Practices in India’s Priority Sectors74 2.7.Institutional Strengthening for SDGs79 CONTENTS SESSION 3 Session – 3: Localizing SDGs in India 3.1.The Indian Approach843.2.Initiatives from the States87 SESSION 4 4.1.Bringing on Board Ministries, State Governments and UTs984.2.Raising Awareness and Advocacy994.3.Collaborative Leadership1004.4.Multi-stakeholder Partnerships102 SESSION 5 105 Session – 5: Best Practices from the field 5.1.Implementation of Telemedicine in Tripura1095.2.“Digital Land” (Comprehensive System of Land Management),Board of Revenue, Uttar Pradesh1125.3.‘Read to Lead-Ignited Minds’ campaign, Rourkela, Odisha1155.4.Aravind Eye Care System1175.5.Bridging the Gender Gap and Elevating Women in STEM with Aurecon1195.6.Arogya Karnataka Scheme1215.7.“SHAISHAV” and “MATRURAKSHA”- District Panchayat, Kutch, Gujarat, India124 SESSION 6 Session – 6: SDG Indices127 6.1.The Role of Indicators for SDGs1316.2.The Importance of Metrics and Indicators1316.3.Global Indicator Framework1316.3.1.Social Progress Index (SPI)1326.3.2.Human Development Index (HDI)1346.3.3.E-Government Development Index134 CONTENTS 6.4.National Indicator Framework (NIF)1356.5.Data Gaps in Assessing Country-Level Progress on SDGs1376.6.COVID-19 and Need for Data Innovations1386.7.Impact of Pandemic on Data Collection1396.8.Responding to the Current Crisis and Accelerating SDGs139 SESSION 7 Session – 7: SDGs Monitoring141 7.1.Data for SDGs1447.2.Understanding Monitoring Framework of SDGs1447.2.1.Robust Monitoring Indicators1447.2.2.Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation system1477.3.Localizing SDG Monitoring Framework1537.4.Comprehensive SDG Monitoring Framework1557.4.1.State-level on SDGs Monitoring156SESSION 8 Session – 8: Implementation of SDGs161 8.1.Sashakt Bharat Sabal Bharat1648.2.Swachh Bharat Swastha Bharat1648.3.Samagra Bharat Saksham Bharat1658.4.Satat Bharat Sanatan Bharat1658.5.Sampanna Bharat Samriddha Bharat1668.6.Aatmanirbhar Bharat1668.7.SDG Implementation-Role of Government Officials167 Supplementary Material169 i.Best Practices from India169ii.Mapping of state government implemented schemes against SDGs - A Case of Telangan