Bhubaneswar: In order to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)-2030, State Government has set up Project Monitoring Unit (PMU) with thematic and policy experts.
An agreement was here today signed between the department of Planning and Convergence ( P & C) and Ernst and Young ( E & Y) for functionalizing the PMU at the earliest.
D K Jena Special Secretary Planning and Convergence and Rohit Agrawal, Consulting Partner of E & Y signed the agreement.
Principal Secretary Finance, Vishal Kumar Dev, Principal Secretary Industry, Hemnata Kumar Sharma, Principal Secretary Panchyati Raj and Drinking Water, Ashok Kumar Meena, along with senior officers and different departments joined the occasion.
Chief Secretary S C Mahapatra chaired the meet and directed all departments to “strengthen their in-house capacity and work in a focused and time bound manner for expeditious achievement of the global agenda”.
Speaking on the occasion, Development Commissioner Pradeep Jena said, “The PMU will work closely with different departments in a collaborative manner to achieve the SDG Agenda 2030 on a mission mode. It would also work towards improving State’s score in Multidimensional Poverty Index”.
The main task of the PMU would be to consolidate and systematize the dispersed data relating to various, schemes and programmes. It would identify the missing links and gaps against different indicators of SDG and would provide inputs to the policy makers along with the implementing agencies.
A baseline report would be prepared for monitoring the progress of SDGs both at State and District level. The base line report would be followed by Annual Reports for identifying the thrust areas requiring more interventions. Besides, the PMU would also help in building awareness among the stakeholders through a strong SDG communication strategy and bring out compendium of best practices in various sectors.
National Director E & Y Gaurav Taneja along with his team participated in the meeting.
