Govt asked to expand scope of development

While the government plans to tinker with the fast-growing solar net metering policy, participants of the National SDGs Conference 2024 on Thursday advised the government to include subsidised solarisation, family planning, environment and universal health in the development policy to achieve Sustainable Development Goals under global commitments. The one-day conference, organised by the Ministry of Planning and Development, brought together experts, parliamentarians, national and international stakeholders, UN representatives, civil societies, academia, and specialists from diverse fields. It aimed to develop effective implementation strategies and policies to achieve the SDGs by 2030. At present, close to Rs100bn are spent in the name of SDGs on the recommendations of parliamentarians with limited focus on their deliverables instead of utilising those funds through the government’s planning and development policies.