SDG 3 is particularly important for India, given the challenges it faces due to its large and diverse population. Despite significant economic progress, India has faced challenges of equity and lack of access to quality health services, particularly in rural areas. With a rise in noncommunicable diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, the need to address health as a determinant of progress is felt. Due to an archaic patriarchal society, maternal and child health was often neglected. Thus it is important for policymakers to look at reducing maternal and neonatal mortality, and to improve nutrition and nutritional deficiencies among children and women.
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