NITI Aayog-JICA Cooperation on SDGs:
NITI Aayog and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed the Record of Discussions (RoD) for the “Project for Promotion of the Program for Japan-India Cooperative Actions Towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Phase II”.The project aims to strengthen policy frameworks and implementation systems across six key themes, i.e., Global Partnership, Health & Nutrition, Education, Agriculture & Water Resources, Financial Inclusion & Skill Development, and Basic Infrastructure.It focuses on institutional capacity building, improved monitoring and evaluation, and effective localisation of SDGs in Aspirational Districts and Aspirational Blocks. Key activities include people-to-people exchanges, capacity-building programs, Japan–India knowledge forums, and identification and dissemination of Best Practices.
