Localising the Sustainable Development Goals at the rural level provide an institutional framework that can align with national and global priorities. Explain (200 Words)
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KEY POINTS
· Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a global effort that has one major objective achieving a better future for all.
· If India is to achieve its goals by 2030, it must build a mechanism for effectively localising the SDGs one that leverages and integrates the social capital.
· 76 million women have been mobilised into self-help groups (SHGs) under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission and there are 3.1 million elected panchayat representatives.
Local solutions to problems
· The participation of adolescent girls in secondary, higher secondary, and higher education.
· The decline in fertility has a far greater correlation to the participation of adolescent girls in secondary, higher secondary education than any healthcare and family welfare services.
· The formation of collectives: when women came together to form SHGs it created an identity outside of the house.
· Since these women over time had had basic secondary level education, their collectives or SHGs could leverage skills and diverse livelihood opportunities better than others.
· The decision that permits lending of up to Rs 10 lakh without collateral for women SHGs, which was recently been raised by the RBI to Rs 20 lakh.
· Ultimately, localisation efforts should lead to transformation not in social relationships alone, but also the level of economic activity in villages.
· Innovation and collaboration through engagement with community foundations must be advocated for achieving the SDGs.
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