key challenges India faces in achieving its SDGs

What are the key challenges India faces in achieving its Sustainable Development Goals (S.D.Gs) by 2030, and how can lessons from its COVID-19 response be applied to address these challenges?

India have committed to the 169 sustainable development objectives and 17 goals, to be achieved by 2030.

Challenges

• A Large population makes several targets like universal sanitation, education, zero hunger all the more difficult.
• Several targets like gender inequality, trust over institutions and corruption perception etc require to address structural issues.
• India's per capita income is still very low and requires double digit growth amid slowing global demand due to wars.
• Pan national issues like climate change obscures outcomes and complicates choices.

 Lessons from covid19 

• It showed India have the ability to innovate and produce for the globe, e.g., drugs, sanitizers etc.
  
• It showed the immense potential of technology, e.g., India stack, CoWIN, etc.
• It also showed the importance of focusing on human capital; education, health and skill development.
• The power of a liberalized economy with minimal government intervention. Bharat biotech, Private hospitals etc. 

Sustainable solutions network show more than a dozen of goals trailing in implementation in India. But through focusing on innovation, technology, human capital and free market India could make it's progress faster.