Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

Goal 16 seeks to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. Violence and armed conflict are the most significant and destructive challenge to the development, growth, and wellbeing of societies. The global sustainable development agenda for 2030 promotes transparent and effective local governance and judicial systems, reducing crime and sexual and gender based violence, tackling homicide and trafficking cases and also end Children’s right violations. It seeks to address the challenges of violence at all levels – individual, relationship, community and societal. There are 12 targets in Goal 16 to ensure peaceful and just societies. A total of 28 indicators have been identified in State Indicator Framework to measure and monitor the progress of these targets.

Facts and figures

Number of Victims of intentional homicide per lakh population is 2.29 in 2022 as per NCRB.
Proportion of crime committed against children is 33.3 per lakh population during 2022 as NCRB.
2.01 courts per lakh population are in 2021 as per Rajasthan High Court Annual Progress Report.
Percentage of Population covered under Aadhar (UIDAI) is 93.18% up to March, 2023.