• Localisation of SDGs is crucial.
  • This involves adapting, planning, implementing, and monitoring SDGs at local levels.
  • State governments and local bodies are key actors in this process.
  • States and UTs have created discrete institutional structures for SDG implementation.
  • Many states have created nodal mechanisms within departments and at district levels.
  • This makes coordination, convergence, and data management more precise.
  • The Central Government plays an enabling role.
  • The SDG India Index and Dashboard helps monitor their performance.