NITI Aayog organises National Workshop on SDG Budgeting in Kolkata
NITI Aayog, in collaboration with the Government of West Bengal and with technical support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), organised a National Workshop on SDG Budgeting in Kolkata on 29 September 2026 under the State Support Mission (SSM) initiative of NITI Aayog. The Workshop focused on strengthening the alignment of planning and budgeting processes with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with emphasis on institutionalising SDG budget tagging and translating financial commitments into measurable development outcomes at the sub-national level.
The Workshop brought together participants from 32 States and Union Territories, along with senior officials from NITI Aayog, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) and its offices, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), UNDP, UN Resident Coordinator Office (UNRCO), development partners, and representatives from FICCI, CII, SEBI, Tata Steel Foundation, Intellecap and GIZ. Government representatives from Haryana, Odisha, Meghalaya and West Bengal shared experiences on the implementation and institutionalisation of SDG Budgeting, reflecting the whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to SDG localisation.
The inaugural session was graced by Dr. Swapan Dasgupta, Finance Minister, Government of West Bengal; Dr. R. Balasubramaniam, Hon’ble Member, NITI Aayog; K. Sanjay Murthy, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, virtually; Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India, virtually; Shri Prabhat Kumar Mishra, Additional Chief Secretary, Finance, Government of West Bengal; Stefan Priesner, United Nations Resident Coordinator; Dr. Angela Lusigi, Resident Representative, UNDP; and Rajib Kumar Sen, Programme Director (SDGs), NITI Aayog.(UPDATED ON 2ND OCTOBER 2026)