Critical Analysis of Panchayati Raj Institutions

Panchayats and SDGs:

The Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) are global and universally applicable, countries are expected to prioritize and localize SDG targets guided by the ambition and spirit of the agenda but taking into account national and local circumstances.
This process of “localizing the SDGs” requires tools and policy guidance for States, provinces, and panchayats.
Like, Data-driven decision-making, evidence-based policies, and mutual accountability for development programmes and investments by the government at various levels and other stakeholders.

Localization relates both to how the SDGs can provide a framework for local development policy and thow local and regional governments can support the achievement of the SDGs through action from the bottom up and to how the SDGs can provide a framework for local development policy.

This roadmap for localizing the SDGs has been drawn up by the Global Taskforce of Local and Regional Governments, UNDP and UN-Habitat to support cities and regions to deliver the 2030 Agenda.

This roadmap aims to support local and regional governments and their associations to implement and monitor the SDGs and to influence national policy-making with a view to creating an enabling environment for action at the local and regional levels.
The roadmap will also be a useful resource for national policymakers, international organizations, civil society organizations, academia and anyone involved in the implementation and monitoring of the SDGs.

While the SDGs are global, their achievement will depend on our ability to make them a reality in our cities and regions.
All of the SDGs have targets directly related to the responsibilities of local and regional governments, particularly to their role in delivering basic services. That’s why local and regional governments must be at the heart of the 2030 Agenda.