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CASE STUDIES
ACHIEVEMENTS
– SDGS,
SUSTAINABILITY,
TRANSFERABILITY
The Asha Nagar project is not
only addressing the needs of
the hour but is also focusing
in making the development
sustainable by achieving the
targets as set by the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs),
New Urban Agenda (NUA),
along with it, this project is
also addressing the target set
by WHO in “Global leprosy
strategy 2016– 2020’.
Asha ChadhiParwan Project
fulfils various targets of 10
out of 17 United Nations
Sustainable Development
Goals 2030.
Providing housing in a self-
sustainable model with
minimum beneficiary share
has been the key feature of this
project. However, in this project
emphasis was also given on
upgrading the community’s
socio-economic standards and
was focused on supporting
the community to access their
rights to land and housing,
education, health and dignity –
with gender equality as a central
component. Implementation of
the project through convergence
of numerous Central and State
Government sponsored schemes
has been a major feature of
this project which has resulted
in overall upliftment of the
community by providing a safe,
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environmentally sustainable, Clean and hygienic habitat.
Table 4: List of targets as set by United Nations Sustainable Goals which are being achieved
by the Asha Nagar Project
Sr No Goal Targets Achieved
1 Goal 1: No poverty - “End poverty in Achieved targets 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 & 1.5 by
all its forms everywhere.” providing livelihood opportunities to both
males and females, built resilience of the
poor and vulnerable.
2 Goal 2: Zero hunger - “End hunger, Achieved targets 2.1 & 2.2 by specifically
achieve food security and improved developing the Aanganwadi along
nutrition, and promote sustainable withPrimary Health Centre, which
increased the nutritional value of food
agriculture.”
being consumed by the vulnerable
people.
3 Goal 3: Good health and well-being Achieved target 3.3 by treating the
for people – “Ensure healthy lives patients suffering from Leprosy a tropical
and promote well-being for all at
and communicable disease, reduction in
all ages.” further deformations.
4 Goal 4: Quality education - “Ensure Achieved targets 4.1 & 4.2 by specifically
inclusive and equitable quality developing the Aanganwadi and a Pre-
Primary school in the vicinity.
education and promote lifelong
learning opportunities for all.”
5 Goal 5: Gender equality - “Achieve Achieved targets 5.1 & 5.a by providing
gender equality and empower all employment opportunity in Handloom
women and girls.” and Sericulture.
6 Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation - Achieved targets 6.1 & 6.2 by providing
“Ensure availability and sustainable Tap water under Bhagirathi Nal Jal Yojana
and an Individual toilet under Swachh
management of water and
sanitation for all. Bharat Mission.
7 Goal 8: Decent work and economic Achieved target 8.5 by providing
growth - “Promote sustained, employment opportunity in Handloom
inclusive and sustainable economic and Sericulture and getting paid based on
Collectorate Man-Day Rate.
growth, full and productive
employment and decent work for
all.”
8 Goal 10: Reducing inequalities - Achieved target 10.2 by providing secured
“Reduce income inequality within land right, house and employment
opportunities.
and among countries.”
9 Goal 11: Sustainable cities and Achieved target 11.1, 11.3 & 11.7 by
communities - “Make cities and providing access to adequate, safe and
human settlements inclusive, safe, affordable housing and basic services and
resilient, and sustainable.” upgrading slum, provided universal access
to safe, inclusive and accessible, green
and public spaces to all, and developing
inclusive and sustainable settlement.
10 Goal 16: Peace, justice and Achieved targets 16.6 & 16.7 by
strong institutions - “Promote developing transparent system and
participatory decision-making during
peaceful and inclusive societies for
sustainable development, provide implementation of the project.
access to justice for all and build
effective, accountable and inclusive
institutions at all levels.”
(United Nations, 2020)