International Institute for Population Sciences
Deemed to be University (An Autonomous Organization of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India)

Sustainability is an all-encompassing strategy that takes into account social, economic, and environmental factors. For the purpose of bringing more sustainability to Uttar Pradesh, a regional research is needed to identify which dimensions need to be prioritised. To determine this, an analysis was undertaken on the basis of the NITI Aayog database for the northern region for the years 2018, 2019, and 2020. Data demonstrates that during the years from 2018 to 2020, Uttar Pradesh has made substantial progress in the areas of Goals 3,5,7,11,12,16, which fall under the social and environmental dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Despite the fact that the economic dimension of Uttar Pradesh is crucial to attain the goals of sustainable development, there has been no discernible improvement. Thus, in order to attain the SDGs, Uttar Pradesh must also focus on the economic dimension (Goals 8, 9, and 10) as well. Moreover, every goal scored by Uttar Pradesh falls short of the average score for the country. In contrast to the national average of 55.39, 61.78, and 64.56 for the Social, Economic, and Environment dimensions, respectively, the Uttar Pradesh’s score is 46.94, 47.89, and 60.14 for these dimensions. This indicates that Uttar Pradesh needs to focus on all three dimensions, particularly the economic one, in order to achieve greater sustainability. Comparing Uttar Pradesh to other states of northern region, study has revealed state's slow progress in all areas of sustainable development. With the top scores in every category—66.78 for social, 72.56 for economic, and 70.5 for environmental—Himachal Pradesh has demonstrated exceptional achievement. Study suggested that to realise the objectives of sustainable development, policies must be changed while keeping in mind its intended dimensions. Furthermore, it is imperative to draw insights from the neighbourhood that has demonstrated remarkable achievement in achieving these objectives.