What are the key partnerships are the key to leveraging collective expertise and networks. How can effective and localized implementation efforts be fostered to accelerate the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in India?

At UN, Special Secretary Sanjay T. presented India's approach of localization of SDGs created by NITI Aayog. It calls for whole of society approach with distinguished responsibility and accountability matrix for different stakeholders and institutions. Role of effective partnership 1. Cooperative and competitive federation will ensure united framework to fight challenges like hinge poverty. 2. Create convergence on schemes like equal overhead capital creation

3. Sharing of best in class practices across states & regions (23: Gujysat Odashboard, odisha millet initiative) 4. Provide more efficiency and effectiveness through double engines of effort, fund & functionaries 5. Ensure optimization of resources and synchronization of efforts (23: GAIT Sheikh can lead to reduction of delays) Localized implementation 1. Promote community participation 2. Leverage traditional knowledge (Eg: Bhuj houses that withstood earthquake) 3. One size does not fit all calls for local solutions based on context

4. Emphasis on local language, local training these strengthening our PRIs, ULBs in larger sum for consultative and participative approach 5. Adopt consultative and participative approach 6. Track performance at last mile (eg: Aspirahoral district programs) NITI Aayog has been at forefront of SDG localization and also broke experience through various state - level index like LEADS, NITI of States etc. As Ban Ki Moon said the war of sustainability will be won at cities, multi-stakeholder partnership across govt levels, market and civil society will ensure we achieve the SDGs by 2030.

Recent women journalist protest at Tandai Nankak and Indian Express investigation report of not constitutionality of Internal complaints Committee at various spart bodies show gap in POSH. Limited success of POSH 1. Failed to bring attitudinal and behavioral change towards sexual harassment 2. Many companies have not been created ICC (Internal Complaints Committee) 3. Directed sexual harassment crime to being a mere company level issue

4. Interference in working of POSH and lack of autonomy of compliant committee have eroded trust in guidance redressal process 5. Companies find it burdensome to constitute ICC freely don't hide women which acts as negative consequence of the act Factors hindering outreach 1. Unorganized sector employees have lack of formal contracts therefore can't push to have ICC selection IIG 2. There is no job security thus balanced women fear job loss 3. Lack of presence in companies of hinterland and less developed areas where English is not prominent language

Way Ahead 1. Bring the legislation in local languages = and develop awareness about law 2. Make it mandatory for suspension of accused for fair trial 3. For unorganized sector, district administration can create common sensual level complaints committee 4. Government should ask for compliance signed from every company 5. For NSME and small firms, govt can bring last of these siting in complaints committee or use cloud sourcing platform

LPG reforms have altered the role of civil servants from Licence raj and inspection raj towards service delivery and implementation of government schemes. There is minimum government and maximum governance. Challenges faced 1. Institutional ➜ Red-tapism ➜ Lack of effective training ➜ Discretionary powers ➜ Lack of coordination in department with others ➜ Lack of effective tracking mechanisms ➜ Limited powers with local governments

2. Attitudinal challenges ➜ Colonial mindset of "power" as prime driver of service delivery rather than dedication ➜ Corruption perceived at oil of machinery (2nd APC) 3. Political challenges ➜ Politicization of bureaucracy (Volka committee report) ➜ Lack of political will to bring ground level reforms ➜ Central-state fragile (council-state angle) 4. Fiscal challenges ➜ Limited resources ➜ Historically capex is due prioritized therefore infrastructure development has remained poor Reforms 1. Use technology for direct benefit transfer (23: DBT covers more than 300 center schemes & has saved 2.4 lakh crore)