Gender Equity and Sustainable Development Goals for Viksit Bharat@2047

Abstract: The Sustainable Development Goals lay out a uniquely ambitious and comprehensive agenda for global development by 2030. NITI Aayog is the nodal institution for achieving SDGs in the country, leading the 2030 Agenda with the spirit of cooperative and competitive federalism. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to transform our world. They are a call to action to end poverty and inequality, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy health, justice, and prosperity. SDG 5 strives for gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls. It is predicated on ending all forms of discrimination against women and girls and eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls including harmful practices such as child, early, and forced marriages. Unsustainable production and consumption patterns are gendered, with women suffering disproportionately from resource scarcity and natural disasters resulting from climate change. Article 23 - Equality between women and men. Equality between women and men must be ensured in all areas, including employment, work, and pay. The principle of equality shall not prevent the maintenance or adoption of measures providing for specific advantages in Favor of the under-represented sex. The state shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth. Article 14 embodies the general principles of equality before the law and equal protection of laws. Article 15(1) and (2) prohibits the state from discriminating against any citizen only based on any one or more of the aspects such as religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth, or any of them. No citizen shall be subjected to any disability, liability, restriction, or condition on grounds only of religion, race, case, sex, or place of birth. Gender equality is a fundamental human right and a keystone for achieving sustainable development. In India, the advancement of gender equality has made significant progress on one hand but on the other hand, it has persistent challenges. A vision for India's sustainable development represents a transformative roadmap for India's growth and development by the centenary of its independence. This ambitious vision aims to build a nation that is economically robust, socially inclusive, and environmentally sustainable.