In poverty index of Odisha, undivided Koraput district is in the highest level as mentioned in the Niti Ayog report published recently, though efforts for development of Koraput started 25 years ago. It is a matter of concern, said, Prof Sunil Kant Behera, currently a visiting Professor of the Central University of Odisha while addressing a Lecture programme on ‘SDG: An Overview and Challenges for Minimizing Income Inequality’ on December 21.
He said, “No doubt the country is growing in many aspects but in the present globalized period the reality in the whole world is inequality. Rich become richer, the poor become poorer and the middle classes are the sufferers.”
Vice-Chancellor of the University Prof Sharat Kumar Palita inaugurated and presided over the programme. He highlighted various targets set on Sustainable Development Goals and what India has achieved so far.
Eminent economist and policy-planner Prof SN Mishra, Dean, School of Management KIIT, Bhubaneswar delivered a lecture as the chief speaker on this occasion. He spoke about the historical perspective of SDG starting from Brundtland Report 1987, compared different goals of MDG-2010 and SDG-2016, SDG sub-targets including eradication of extreme poverty, improvement of social protection system ensuring equal rights to basic service and technology.