About the Book: Sustainable Development Goals and Panchayats
In September 2015, member countries of the United Nations came together to
adopt 'Agenda 2030 with seventeen Sustainable Development Goals and 169
Indicators. This is the most comprehensive and ambitious global development
agenda in the history of humanity. Importance of local governments in achieving
these goals has been recognized by the United Nations and also by local
government associations. In India, approximately 68 per cent of population lives
in rural areas and any effort to localize SDGs brings Gram Panchayats, village
level local governments, in focus. This book makes an effort to understand the
specific role Gram Panchayats can