India presents its third Voluntary National Review on SDGs at UN HLPF
On 23 July 2025, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery presented India's third Voluntary National Review on the Sustainable Development Goals at the UN High-Level Political Forum.
Summary
NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery presented India's third Voluntary National Review (VNR) on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on 23 July 2025 at the Ministerial Segment of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) convened by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). NITI Aayog steered the VNR 2025 through consultations with States, Union Territories, civil society, development partners and the private sector. The review states that around 248 million people are estimated to have escaped multidimensional poverty, that India is the third-largest start-up ecosystem in the world, and highlights Digital Public Infrastructure built on the Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM) trinity. It also cites tools such as the SDG India Index, the North-Eastern Region District SDG Index and the National Multidimensional Poverty Index.
Key facts
- Date
- 23 July 2025
- Presented by
- Suman Bery, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog
- Forum
- HLPF Ministerial Segment, convened by UN ECOSOC
- Edition
- India's third VNR
- Poverty
- ~248 million escaped multidimensional poverty
- Start-ups
- Third-largest start-up ecosystem
- DPI
- JAM trinity (Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile)
Practice MCQs 5 questions
Who presented India's third Voluntary National Review at the UN High-Level Political Forum on 23 July 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Suman Bery
PIB: NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery presented India's Third VNR on 23 July 2025 at the HLPF.
The High-Level Political Forum on SDGs, where India presented its VNR in July 2025, is convened by which UN body?
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Correct answer: C — Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
PIB: the VNR was presented at the Ministerial Segment of the HLPF on SDGs convened by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations.
According to India's VNR 2025, around how many people are estimated to have escaped multidimensional poverty?
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Correct answer: B — 248 million
PIB: around 248 million individuals are estimated to have escaped Multidimensional Poverty.
Consider the following statements about India's VNR 2025: 1. It is India's third submission to the HLPF. 2. Its preparation was steered by NITI Aayog. 3. It describes India as the second-largest start-up ecosystem in the world. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1 and 2 only
PIB: the VNR marks India's third submission to the HLPF and was steered by NITI Aayog; it describes India as the third-largest (not second-largest) start-up ecosystem. So 3 is wrong.
India's Digital Public Infrastructure highlighted in the VNR 2025 is grounded in the 'JAM' trinity. What does JAM stand for?
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Correct answer: C — Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile
PIB: the report highlights India's leadership in Digital Public Infrastructure grounded in the Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM) trinity.