MoSPI releases SDG Progress Report 2026 highlighting 65.3% Social Protection Coverage

Key facts

• The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) National Indicator Framework Progress Report, 2026, to mark the 20th Statistics Day.
• The National Indicator Framework (NIF), developed by MoSPI in consultation with NITI Aayog and UN agencies, comprises 277 national SDG indicators to monitor 17 SDGs.
• Social protection coverage increased from 22 per cent in 2016 to 65.3 per cent in 2026, and the Maternal Mortality Ratio declined from 122 per 100,000 live births (2015-17) to 87 (2022-24).
• The unemployment rate declined from 6.1 per cent in 2017-18 to 3.1 per cent in 2025, and the Sex Ratio at Birth improved from 896 (2015-17) to 918 (2022-24).
• Renewable energy capacity increased to 193.36 watts per capita in 2025-26, and internet subscriptions rose from 302.36 million in 2015 to 969.10 million in 2025.