Haridwar, July 5 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday said that the state has secured the first position in the country in the 2023-24 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) index released by NITI Aayog.

Addressing a public gathering in Haridwar, CM Dhami said, "I am pleased to inform you that, in the 2023-24 index of the Government of India's NITI Aayog, Uttarakhand has ranked first in the entire country in achieving the goals of sustainable development."

Highlighting the state's progress, Dhami credited the achievement to Uttarakhand's balanced growth approach; he said, "It's because both the speed and direction of our growth are moving forward in a balanced manner. Along with this, we have also surpassed the natio...