G.O.Ms.No. 93, Sustainable Development Goals, Restoring Goal 10 to Working Group 4, 2019
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SP.1) Department issued G.O.Ms.No. 93 on 26 July 2019 to restore Sustainable Development Goal 10, reducing inequality within and among countries, to Working Group 4. It changes the earlier arrangement that excluded Goal 10 and renames the group as Women Empowerment and Issues of Inequality.
What the government order does
G.O.Ms.No. 93, issued by the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (SP.1) Department on 26 July 2019, changes the State working group arrangements for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals in Tamil Nadu. The Government accepted the recommendation of the Member Secretary, State Planning Commission, and made two decisions:
- Sustainable Development Goal 10, Reduce Inequality within and among countries, is restored to Working Group 4.
- Working Group 4 is renamed Women Empowerment and Issues of Inequality.
Background to the change
The Tamil Nadu Government had previously constituted a High Power Committee and formed working groups to implement the Sustainable Development Goals. A later amendment excluded Sustainable Development Goal 10 from Working Group 4 and renamed it the Working Group on Women's Empowerment.
The Member Secretary, State Planning Commission, reported that Goal 10 had not been excluded in any State or Union Territory. The source also records that the Government of India was developing indicators and that NITI Aayog had assessed the performance of States and Union Territories under Goal 10 in its Baseline Report, 2018.
Goal 10 matters assigned to the group
G.O.Ms.No. 93 identifies four Goal 10 targets requiring government action from the sub-national level to the village level:
- Sustain income growth for the bottom 40 percent of the population at a rate higher than the national average by 2030.
- Promote social, economic and political inclusion regardless of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion, economic status or other status by 2030.
- Ensure equal opportunity and reduce unequal outcomes, including through the removal of discriminatory laws, policies and practices.
- Adopt fiscal, wage and social protection policies that progressively achieve greater equality.
Who is affected
G.O.Ms.No. 93 concerns Tamil Nadu government bodies involved in Sustainable Development Goal planning and implementation, including the State Planning Commission and government departments. It does not set out any land classification, ownership, registration, planning permission, land use conversion, fee or property procedure. Property buyers and owners therefore receive no specific land related obligation or entitlement from the document.
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Common questions
Does G.O.Ms.No. 93 change my land ownership or patta?
No land ownership or patta change is stated. G.O.Ms.No. 93 deals with the State working group responsible for Sustainable Development Goal 10.
What happened to Sustainable Development Goal 10?
Sustainable Development Goal 10, Reduce Inequality within and among countries, was restored to Working Group 4.
What is Working Group 4 now called?
Working Group 4 is renamed Women Empowerment and Issues of Inequality.
Why was Goal 10 restored to Working Group 4?
The Member Secretary, State Planning Commission, pointed to Goal 10 targets requiring action at levels ranging from sub-national government to villages and recommended restoring the goal to Working Group 4. The Government accepted that recommendation.
