Punjab has ranked number one among the states in the country in sustainable development goals (SDGs) India index-2020-21 for sustainable cities and communities, besides making into the frontrunner list with a score of 68.

This was disclosed by Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan, after reviewing department-wise progress of the state as per the SDGs India index-2020-21.

the Chief Secretary said there were 22 indicators where the performance of the state/index score was 100. These included major indicators such as Percentage of individual household toilets constructed against target (SBM-G), pupil-teacher ratio at secondary level (Class IX-X), percentage of households electrified, districts verified to be ODF (SBM-G) and individual household toilets constructed against targets.