Monitoring the Progress of Sustainable Development Goals in Gujarat
2019
Assessment Report
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
First section describes the profile of Gujarat followed by Section 2 on ‘Policy and Programme Environment’ that includes information about health policies, women policies, budget for SDG-3 and 5, select programmes and the status of health sector in the State. Section 3 describes the situation of maternal health, family planning and safe abortion services and their social accountability based on secondary data and field experiences of JSA members. Section 4 on violence against women and girls documents violence, help seeking and systemic response to violence. Section 5 is about harmful traditional practices that documents status of child marriages and practices such as Dakkan Pratha or Witch Hunting and female genital mutilation (FGM). Section 6 –“Leave No One Behind” focuses on issues faced by several marginalized communities such as migrant workers, dalit women, women with disabilities and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual, Queer (LGBTQIs).