Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Objective: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.
The progress of our economy is evident from India's significant jump of 33 places in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Rankings, 2018, from 100th rank in 2017 to 77th rank in 2018. India is the only nation to have made it to the list of top 10 improvers for the second consecutive year. Government programmes like Start-Up India, Make in India, Digital India, MUDRA Yojana, Skill India, and Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme, Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana, focus on Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), among others, are all directed towards promoting and encouraging entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and inclusive business.
Among the States, Goa (score 90) is the top performer, and Daman and Diu (score 91) among the UTs. While Manipur (score 33) Nagaland (score 40) and J&K (score 43) were the worst performers.