In 2015, India, along with other countries, signed the declaration on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, comprising 17 Sustainable Development Goals
Gender budgeting is the formulation of policies and plans, allocation of resources, impact assessment and corrective follow-up action aimed at addressing gender disparities
In 2015, India spent 1% of its GDP on public health, the second-lowest in the southeast Asia region, according to data cited in the National Health Profile 2018
The SDGs target include measures to mainstream SDGs into ongoing national policies, programmes and strategic action plans to address the developmental challenges
He noted that the success on the Millennium Development Goals, to some degree, could be attributed to China's poverty reduction and its efforts in lifting millions out of poverty
Of the 5 nations in the study, India has the highest proportion of policymakers with not much or no knowledge of SDGs
Sweden leads the list, followed by Denmark and Finland
Dave said poverty eradication is the most important goal and if it is achieved, other things would automatically fall in place