Axis Bank Foundation and PRADAN collaborate to convene Samagam 2023, focusing on ‘Localising SDGs: Perspectives, Policy and Practice
New Delhi, November 10, 2023: Axis Bank Foundation and PRADAN, a Delhi-based NGO have collaborated to convene Samagam 2023, a multi-stakeholder conclave focused on ‘Localizing SDGs: Perspectives, Policy and Practice’. Samagam is an annual event organised by PRADAN to provide a platform for CSOs and development sector agencies to come together and explore ideas for strengthening Sustainable Development Goals. The event emphasises the need to have dialogues and collaborations amongst the Samaaj-Sarkar-Bazaar stakeholders, to address socio-economic problems in India.
NITI Aayog and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Foundation have also extended their support to Samagam 2023. While keeping the national and international SDG 2030 commitments in mind, this year will highlight the need for localizing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), how they can be implemented, and the challenges and experiences of localizing SDGs. While India has made considerable progress towards meeting its SDGs, there are challenges on many fronts. Nationally, India may need a special focus on 19 of the 33 SDG indicators, and a strategic road map needs to be developed towards four particular SDGs: No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Good Health and Wellbeing, and Gender Equality. India’s emergence and sustenance as a leading economic power depends on meeting some of the more basic health and social determinants of the SDGs immediately and equitably.