Abstract

According to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), a total of 244,094 refugees and asylum seekers are provided protection and assistance in India. Of these, 203,235 refugees are from Sri Lanka and Tibet and are protected by the Government of India while 40,859 are registered with UNHCR. Refugees in India are not precisely provided basic rights to education, work, and healthcare services. This has made the life of the refugees wearisome and pushing them to vulnerable conditions. However, the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) appeared tailored to advance the rights and wellbeing of some of the most vulnerable and marginalized people. Although the agenda of SDGs contains a pledge that no one should be left behind and includes specific reference to refugees, stateless, and other displaced persons in several places. But the remain do country like India has taken necessary steps to govern the SDG targets to include the refugees under the SDGs goals? This chapter explores the constitutional safeguards for refugees and SDGs in India. It also discusses the pledge on ‘leaving no one behind’ to protect the refugees.

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