Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have topped the list of states on the sustainable development goals index 2019-20. While Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim have shown maximum improvement, states like Gujarat have not shown any improvement vis-a-vis first ranking in 2018. In 2019-20 report, 14 states have fallen in the overall ranking in the index compared to last year.India's composite score improved from 57 in 2018 to 60 in 2019-20 with major success in water and sanitation, power and industry. The first report just had 13 goals and 39 indicators. The 2019-20 report also has dedicated profile of all states and UTs.The United Nations SDG has 17 goals spread across 169 targets.

Source: Economic Times December 30, 2019 07:07 UTC