New Delhi, June 29 -- India has made measurable progress across several of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but persistent gaps in critical segments continue to challenge its development trajectory, the government's latest progress report shows.

The SDG National Indicator Framework Progress Report 2025, released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) on Sunday to mark the 19th Statistics Day, presents a detailed time-series assessment of over 280 national indicators aligned with all 17 SDG goals.

The 17 SDGs, agreed to by all governments in 2015, are non-binding policy objectives for sustainable development, and include targets such as removing poverty and hunger, and ensuring good health, qual...