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India plans to undertake a district wise assessment of the progress on the Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) pertaining to gender equality and empowerment of women and girls. Niti Aayog along with the ministry of women and child development, has undertaken a detailed analysis of each indicator and sub-indicator under SDG Goal 5, a senior government official told ET.The assessment report was initiated after the United Nations in its SDG Report 2024 pointed out major challenges that remain in India in achieving the goal of gender equality by 2030.The World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2025, released on Thursday showed India slipped two places to 131 out of 148 countries with a gender parity score of 64.1. The idea is to see India's district-wise progress across indicators, pinpoint areas for improvement and outline interventions wherever needed to improve India's global ranking, the official said. "This will also help fast-track measures needed to achieve the goal of gender equality in the country by 2030," the official added.The summary report on preliminary findings will be out soon and will be followed by a detailed analysis to help the government tweak policies and measures related to gender equality.India ranked 109th out of 166 countries in the Sustainable Development Report 2024 with the United Nations pointing out major challenges that remain in India in achieving the goal of gender equality by 2030."The score is moderately improving, insufficient to attain the goal," it said.Even on the SDG India Index, the country's score in 2023-24 remained unchanged at 48 compared to 2020-21 under Goal 5, suggesting slow or moderate progress. As per the Aayog's report, 13 states and one union territory have scored below the national average on SDG 5. These include Odisha, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Manipur, West Bengal, Tripura, Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh and Telangana.The six indicators under SDG 5 include ending all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere, eliminating all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation and eliminating all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriages and female genital mutilation.Besides, it also includes recognizing and valuing unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, ensuring women's full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life and ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights.
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