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updated Guidelines for Development of SDGs State Indicator MoSPI is represented in the Committee on preparation of
Framework (SIF). The publication facilitates and assists State Panchayat Development Index (PDI) based on the indicators of

Governments in the development and refinement of the sub- LIF.
national level monitoring framework by providing
 The role played by MoSPI for the SDGII for NITI Aayog,
comprehensive guidance. The report also provides the
and support to State governments, needs to be done for the
challenges being faced by States/UTs in monitoring of SDGs at
MoPR. Here is a Ministry of the GoI, that is actively
sub-national level along with the best practices being followed
working on localising SDGs in the 3rd Tier of Government.
in the States/UTs for SDG monitoring. MoSPI is regularly
MoSPI has to substantially increase its technical support
providing technical assistance to Central Ministries and States/
and fully involve with the MoPR and the processes for
UTs on the SDGs monitoring related matters in the form of
institutionalising LIF and PDI. MoSPI needs to take
meetings, workshops, conferences etc.
ownership for the PDI and LIF, in the true sense as it has
The gist of these guiding principles for development of State done for NIF and SIF.
Indicator Framework (SIF) is as under:
 It is to cover all aspects for data collection, including
 SIF is to be prepared in a participatory manner developing appropriate survey formats, bringing out the
survey results at granular level of GP, provide the data for
 SIF should complement the overall development strategy of
calculation of the indicators, take forward the mechanism
the State
for computing the PDI, and further developments in
 SIF should be in sync with NIF measuring progress on different angles.

 States /UTs, while developing SIF, may adopt/adapt the  Present the LIF and PDI for use of the GP, Panchayat
indicators from NIF as per their priorities and requirement Samiti, District Panchayat, different Ministries, State and
district to use as evidence for planning, programme and
 SIF should take into account existing efforts by MoSPI and
other Central Ministries in related policy areas to minimize policy, correlating to relevant data.
their data burden  Capitalising on the work of MoPR, reaching the PRIs and
directly enabling grassroot changes, needs to be done by
 SIF can be viewed as Sub-Set Plus of the NIF
MoSPI. MoSPI efforts to convince States to prepare SIF,
 SIF should be manageable weighed against the support to MoPR as needed for
reaching the GPs, and full scope of PDI, would tilt the
 SIF may be aligned with States’ Budgetary Framework
balance very heavily to MoPR and the GPs, if MoSPI
The exact same guiding principles have been followed for the
manpower constraints are raised as issue.
development of the LIF leading to the PDI. Replacing in the
 MoSPI’s experience and expertise in international practices
above, SIF by LIF, would be literally and factually correct.
for data and with the UNDESA can both put them into
practise for rural India as well as provide new areas of
MoSPI needs to take ownership for the PDI and LIF, in
work on SDGs for MoSPI that can be presented by MoSPI
the true sense as it has done for NIF and SIF.
as the role MoSPI has played in localising SDGs at the
fundamental unit level.

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