The Haryana Government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the United Nations Development Programme to establish a Sustainable Development Goals Coordination Centre (SDGCC) in the State.
The MOA is signed to establish the Sustainable Development Centre as a part of the Swaran Jayanti Haryana Institute of Fiscal Management–Haryana Government’s Finance and Planning Department initiative.
The SDGCC would act as a capacity building center, a catalyst or resources center, a think tank, knowledge center and a monitoring post for all supporting departments and Ministries of Haryana Government.
“The State Government is fully committed to the 2030 Global agenda and has set ambitious targets for itself for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within the State,” said an official spokesman.
To take this agenda forward, the State Government has formulated its ‘Vision 2030’ document in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) which was launched by the Chief Minister Manohar lal on June 27 last year.
The spokesman said that on behalf of Haryana Government, Principal Secretary, Finance and Planning Department, TVSN Prasad on Tuesday signed MOA with Francine Pickup, Country Director, United Nations Development Programme in New Delhi.