SDG 2: INDIA
Unfortunately, no country is where they are supposed to be In achieving the sustainable development goals (Sachs, 2019). One of the many obstacles is, “the analysis is limited by the availability, quality, and comparability of data” (Sachs, 2019). One of these countries who are far from meeting the expectations of this project is India. According to the Economic Times, India is in need of about 26.4 trillion investment in order to carry out these goals (2020). In order to monitor the progress of these goals,"Central and state ministries are responsible for collecting statistics on a subject depending on whether it is a part of the central, state or concurrent lists of the Constitution" (UN, 2017).
It seems as if they have other priorities and other problems to address prior to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals. For example, “Seven per cent of the country's population still do not have access to electricity” and “24 per cent of the people still do not have access to clean water and sanitation” (Economic Times, 2020). This is an issue for the country as it lacks resources to meet the goals. In order to implement this new sustainable development agenda, India will launch programs like Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) (UN, 2017). 
Although progress has been made to improve food security and nutrition, a vast majority of their population lacks food (UN, 2017). India is making an effort towards improving these numbers by providing programs like Mid-Day-Meal, affordable grains, and encouraging organic farming (UN, 2017). According to the United Nations:
India will continue to pursue the implementation of the SDG agenda through close collaboration between the national and subs-national governments as well as active participation of all other relevant stakeholders. Bi-annual reviews will be conducted with the state governments for identifying good practices as well as challenges and undertaking the appropriate course corrections (United Nations, 2017, p. 31).
Change takes time and dedication, India will be successful in making a difference, the country just needs to keep working towards their goals. As stated by the United Nations, "India has been effectively committed to achieving the SDGs even before they were formally crystallized" (2017).
References:
Sachs, J. D. (2019, June 28). Australia ranked 38th globally on sustainable development. Retrieved from https://sdgindex.org/news/australia-ranked-38th-globally-on-sustainable-development/
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/india-needs-2-64-tn-investment-to-meet-sdgs-by-2030-report/articleshow/73492931.cms
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/15836India.pdf
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