The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India launched its Annual Report 2025: The India–UNDP Partnership on 4 February 2026, highlighting progress across SDG localization, financing, digital healthcare, childcare support, crop insurance, and climate action. The report was unveiled at UN House during the Country Programme Management Board meeting by Ms. Anu P. Mathai, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, and Dr. Angela Lusigi, Resident Representative, UNDP India. It reflects the collaborative work of UNDP India and its partners under the Government of India–UNDP Country Programme (2023–27), a five-year framework aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework in India and developed through consultations with government, private sector, civil society, and academia.
The report showcases India’s transformative development results in 2025, particularly in delivering public services at scale. Angela Lusigi emphasized that strong government leadership, supported by UNDP’s technical expertise, enabled health, insurance, care, and climate programs to reach women, children, farmers, waste workers, and low-income households, while improving program effectiveness and responsiveness.
UNDP India strengthened SDG implementation across policy and delivery levels. The SDG Coordination and Acceleration approach was institutionalized in key ministries, and SDG monitoring frameworks became operational in 33 of 36 States and Union Territories, enhancing the use of data in planning and budgeting. System-level improvements translated into reliable service delivery on the ground. Digital platforms such as U-WIN and eVIN supported immunization tracking for 32 million pregnant women and 97 million children, while monitoring 650 million vaccine doses across 30,000 cold-chain points.
Economic security and resilience were reinforced through social protection and risk mitigation programs. India’s crop insurance scheme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), expanded coverage to 42 million farmers, helping households recover from climate and income shocks. Inclusive growth was advanced through Project Utthaan, which connected over 34,900 waste workers to identity documents, health insurance, and social protection schemes, reducing exclusion and enhancing occupational safety and financial access. Learnings from Project Utthaan informed the nationwide rollout of the National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) Scheme with technical support from UNDP.
Community-based childcare initiatives enabled women in low-income urban areas to enter the workforce while creating employment in the care economy. Research, financing analysis, and crèche pilots informed urban childcare investment pathways and grounded policy in practical realities. Climate action initiatives supported the design of India’s upcoming National Adaptation Plan and a gender-responsive Biodiversity Finance Plan. Community-led restoration programs assisted over 63,000 people with climate-resilient livelihoods, reducing vulnerability to environmental shocks.
India’s experience increasingly shaped solutions beyond its borders through South–South Cooperation. UNDP facilitated the transfer of scalable Indian systems to countries facing similar challenges. India’s crop insurance model was shared with seven countries, while digital public health platforms such as U-WIN and eVIN were adopted in Zambia and Lao PDR to strengthen immunization tracking, vaccine supply chains, and last-mile health delivery.
The UNDP India Annual Report 2025 demonstrates the country’s progress in SDG localization, public service delivery, climate adaptation, social inclusion, and knowledge sharing, highlighting both national impact and global relevance.
