Venkaiah Naidu assures support to Legislators Group for Sustainable Development Goals

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu assured the Legislators Group for Sustainable Development Goals (LG-SDGs) of full support to their endeavors.

Members of the Legislators Group for SDGs, Shri Harish Chandra Meena, Chairman of the Group, Shri Ninong Ering and Shri Rahul Kaswan, all Members of Parliament met Shri Naidu and briefed him of the activities of the Group to promote awareness on the SDG Agenda among MPs and MLAs. They said that the Legislators Group would like to influence and support efforts of the Governments to advance and implement SDGs.

Shri Venkaiah Naidu assured the Group that the Government would be too happy to enable a detailed discussion in the Parliament on the Sustainable Development Goals.

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals to be achieved during 2016-30 include:

1.End poverty in all its forms everywhere;

2.End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture;

3.Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages;

4.Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all;

5.Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls; and

6.Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

UN Secretary-General Mr.Ban Ki-Moon has urged the Parliaments to play a central role in implementing SDG Agenda.