Assam's Environment and Forest Department has emerged as a front-runner in the Life on Land category of the 2020 edition of the Niti Aayog's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) India Index.
The index for SDGs, launched in 2018, evaluates the progress of states and union territories on social, economic, and environmental parameters.Among the 17 broad-based global SDG goals with 232 indicators,
Assam ranks fifth in the category 'Life on Land' with a composite score of 78 per cent, according to the Niti Aayog's report.
Arunachal Pradesh tops the list with a composite score of 93 per cent, followed by Madhya Pradesh 84 per cent, Odisha 83 per cent, and Telangana 81 per cent.
To be enlisted in the category of front-runners, a state or Union Territory needs to score in the range of 65-99, including both.