Abstract
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity. Sustainable development aims to bring a balance between meeting the requirement of what the present demand while not overlooking the needs of future generations. Eradicating poverty in all its forms remains one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. While the number of people living in extreme poverty dropped by more than half between 1990 and 2015, too many are still struggling for the most basic human needs. Achieving ‘No Poverty’ is one the SDGs and it is the main theme of the present study. In this direction, the current study focused and examined the status and performance of Karnataka state in eradicating poverty which is the first goal of SDGs. Hence, this paper highlighted on various programmes and policies initiated by Government of Karnataka to eradicating poverty. Further, this paper tried to highlight on the status of poverty in Haveri District of Karnataka State. This paper is purely based on secondary source of data and appropriate statistical tools have used for the data interpretation. At the end, some of policy suggestions are presented. KEYWORDS: Sustainable Development Goals, No Poverty, Human Development,
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