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The Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, which was overwhelmingly adopted in 2015 by all UN Member States, presents fresh opportunities and entry points for closing the gap between human rights and development. It consists of 231 distinct indicators, 169 targets, and 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Sustainable development acts as the general foundation for guiding both national and international development initiatives. To make the world a sustainable place to live, the United Nations launched the Sustainable Development Goals at the General Assembly in 2015. India was a key contributor to the creation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda of the United Nations, and India's development is crucial to global progress toward the SDGs.In 2018, NITI Aayog took a step forward by releasing the SDG India Index. India has also embraced the SDGs as a means of advancing development objectives in several economic sectors. As part of the ongoing research, an attempt has been made to analyse all the 16 SDGs, National Indicators developed by NITI Aayog, and various initiatives the Indian government has launched to reform and improve the development paradigm, the research paper also focuses on Himachal Pradesh progress toward Agenda 2030 and compare the performance of Himachal Pradesh and India concerning various indicators of Sustainable Development Goals.