Integrating Government Transfers and Grants with SDGs

Abstract

Government transfer and grants play a crucial role in performing allocating, distributive and regulatory functions. India is one of the signatory members and fully support for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which was established by the United Nations in 2015. This commentary evaluates how various centrally sponsored programs are standing out in fulfilling SDGs particularly, sustainable goal 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 and 10. Further, states and union territories performance has been assessed by looking at sustainable index score that revealed disproportionate state-wise situation. Thus, the commentary comes up with the suggestive measures to achieve the targets of SDGs, and development outcomes particularly by shedding light on mechanism of vertical transfer along with creating competitive environment amongst the states, in order to align with SDG target achievements in the long run.