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Reduced Inequality (SDG 10)

SDG 10 calls for reducing inequality within and among countries: inequality of income, and inequality linked to age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic status. At 91探花, this commitment shapes who can enter the campus, how each student is supported once they are here, and whose voices our research carries.

The sections below set out the university's SDG 10 progress report for 2025–2026. The associated pages on this site set out the policies, facilities and support services behind it.

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities | Sustainable Development Goals: Progress Report|Reporting Year: 2025–2026

1. Introduction & Institutional Commitment

Sustainable Development Goal 10 aims to reduce inequality within and among countries by promoting the social, economic and political inclusion of all and by ensuring equal opportunity. For a university, it asks who can enter, move through and thrive on campus, and whose voices its research carries.

JGU approaches the goal through design and scholarship. The campus offers ramps, lifts with Braille signage, accessible washrooms and wheelchair-accessible electric carts. The Disability Support Committee, operating under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 and UGC guidelines, provides confidential, individual accommodations, and the Abhigamya wing of the Global Library, with dedicated workstations, screen readers and Braille hardware, converts resources to digital Braille and audio. The Health Centre offers free consultations and medicines to underprivileged neighbors and construction workers. Research on urban informality, tribal voices and social protection, twelve cross-listed electives including Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, and funded projects with Cultural Survival and the New Venture Fund extend the commitment into teaching and research.

This report presents JGU's progress, key initiatives, and impact under SDG 10 across the following areas: inclusion of all, equal opportunity, reduced discrimination and social protection policies.

2. Key Figures at a Glance

Indicator Achieved
Electives mapped to SDG 10 12
Wheelchair-accessible electric carts (specialised units) 2 DSC units
Funded SDG 10-linked research projects 2
Accessible washrooms across campus 50
Ramps at hostel and residential block entrances 51
Hostel rooms with accessible facilities 2
Students registered with the Disability Support Committee 133 (Spring 2025); 140 (Fall 2025); 150 (Spring 2026); 132 so far (Fall 2026)
JGU employees supported through the Disability Support Committee 7 (Spring 2025); 10 (Fall 2025); 11 (Spring 2026); 14 (Fall 2026)
Dedicated seats and desktops in the Abhigamya section 3 seats; 3 desktops
Disability awareness films and lectures (Spring 2025 to Spring 2026) 5 (4 film screenings and 1 guest lecture)
Disability awareness posters circulated to the community by email (Fall 2025 to date) 17

3. Research Progress

4. Policy & Governance

The Disability Support Committee (DSC) operates under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (2016), the Mental Healthcare Act (2017) and UGC guidelines. Its mandate to recommend reasonable accommodation derives from Section 16(3) of the Act. Students register with the DSC every semester under the DSC Policy, last updated on 31 July 2026. JGU also maintains an Anti-Discrimination Committee.

Policy objectives:

  • Individualised accommodations for physical, visual, auditory and mental-health-related disabilities.
  • Academic equity through tailored learning adjustments.
  • Strict confidentiality in registration.

5. Key Initiatives & Projects

Universal design and accessible mobility

Ramp systems, lifts with Braille signage, 50 accessible washrooms and wheelchair-accessible electric carts make the campus's sustainable transport network and buildings available to all. Hostel and residential block entrances have 51 ramps, and two hostel rooms are equipped for students with locomotor disabilities.

Disability Support Committee and Abhigamya library

Confidential registration and accommodations; the DSC supported 133 to 150 registered students each semester between Spring 2025 and Spring 2026, and 7 to 14 JGU employees. Abhigamya converts any library resource to digital Braille or audio, supporting on-campus and remote learning. It has three dedicated seats and desktops, nine screen reader programmes, Braille displays and embossing aids, a daisy player and scanners, and an orientation for each new member.

Disability awareness and inclusion programme

Film screenings, guest lectures and panel discussions led by the DSC and by Apoyo, JGU's student-run Disability Inclusion Society: Barfi and The Theory of Everything (Spring 2025), a guest lecture on the digital and medical regimes of categorising disability (18 August 2025), Hichki (29 August 2025), and Orange with a panel discussion (28 February 2026), together with a regular series of awareness posters.

Empowering Soliga and other tribal voices

Digital media literacy and collaborative collectivization. Cultural Survival, USA; PI Prof. Venu Arora, Jindal School of Journalism and Communication.

Centre for Justice, Law and Society

Supported through a donation from the New Venture Fund, USA; PI Prof. Dipika Jain, Jindal Global Law School.

Free healthcare for underprivileged neighbours

Free medical consultations and essential medicines for local community members and construction workers.

SDG 10 Targets and JGU's Contribution

Target 10.1: By 2030, progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40 per cent of the population at a rate higher than the national average.

JGU's contribution: Merit-cum-means scholarships and education loan support open higher education to students from lower-income families. Free consultations and medicines at the Health Centre serve underprivileged neighbours and construction workers. Research on informal work, urban informality and social protection examines the conditions of low-income workers.

Target 10.2: By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.

JGU's contribution: Non-discriminatory admissions; tracking of applications from underrepresented groups; an accessible campus with 50 accessible washrooms, 51 hostel-entrance ramps and accessible hostel rooms; the Disability Support Committee, which supports more than 130 students and 14 employees each semester; the Abhigamya library; the Women's Access Plan; and the Soliga and tribal voices project with Cultural Survival.

Target 10.3: Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard.

JGU's contribution: The Anti-Discriminatory Policy and Anti-Discrimination Committee; the Reasonable Accommodation Policy and DSC accommodations; the Anti-Harassment Policy; awareness films, lectures and panels on disability; and legal research and advocacy at the Centre for Justice, Law and Society.

Target 10.4: Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality.

JGU's contribution: Research on social protection, wage and informal work, and participatory development, including work at the Centre for New Economics Studies; scholarships awarded on merit and means.

Target 10.5: Improve the regulation and monitoring of global financial markets and institutions and strengthen the implementation of such regulations.

JGU's contribution: Research and teaching in law, economics and public policy contribute to debates on regulation and governance. No institutional programme is reported against this target.

Target 10.6: Ensure enhanced representation and voice for developing countries in decision-making in global international economic and financial institutions in order to deliver more effective, credible, accountable and legitimate institutions.

JGU's contribution: Research on governance in the Global South and South–South immersion programmes bring developing-country perspectives into scholarship and teaching.

Target 10.7: Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies.

JGU's contribution: JGU welcomes international students and exchange partners and admits newly settled refugee students, whose applications it tracks. No dedicated migration-policy programme is reported.

Target 10.a: Implement the principle of special and differential treatment for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, in accordance with World Trade Organization agreements.

JGU's contribution: This target concerns trade policy between states. It is not addressed through institutional action.

Target 10.b: Encourage official development assistance and financial flows, including foreign direct investment, to States where the need is greatest, in particular least developed countries, African countries, small island developing States and landlocked developing countries, in accordance with their national plans and programmes.

JGU's contribution: This target concerns state-level development finance. It is not addressed through institutional action.

Target 10.c: By 2030, reduce to less than 3 per cent the transaction costs of migrant remittances and eliminate remittance corridors with costs higher than 5 per cent.

JGU's contribution: This target concerns financial services for migrants. It is not addressed through institutional action.

6. Programmes, Research & Curriculum

  • 12 electives mapped to SDG 10; spotlight: 'Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging'
  • Research themes: urban informality and governance in the Global South; participatory development (Prof. Deepanshu Mohan); Centre for New Economics Studies
  • South–South immersion programmes

7. Community, Partnerships & Outreach

  • Cultural Survival (USA), New Venture Fund (USA).
  • Underprivileged local community members and construction workers served by the Health Centre.
  • Apoyo, JGU's student-run Disability Inclusion Society, working with the Disability Support Committee on awareness events.

8. Future Commitments & Roadmap

JGU will promote sustainable development as an inclusive mission built on equity and participation, widening access to justice, supporting grassroots workers and strengthening community-centered programmes.

Inequality is addressed at JGU through design and scholarship. Ramps, Braille-signed lifts, accessible washrooms and electric carts, an assistive-technology library wing, confidential disability support and free healthcare for neighboring communities make inclusion tangible, while research on informality, tribal voices and social protection carries the same concern outward. It is also the one goal among those graphed where JGU's research trend and India's national status are both rated on track, a sign that the university's work is moving in step with the countries.