Multidimensional Poverty Decline in India

 Multidimensional Poverty Decline in India

Over 24.8 crore people moved out of multidimensional poverty in India between 2013-14 and 2022-23, according to NITI Aayog.

Key Points :

1. Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI): Declined from 29.17% → 11.28% in nine years.
2. Major States Improving: Uttar Pradesh (5.94 crore), Bihar (3.77 crore), Madhya Pradesh (2.30 crore) showed largest reductions.
3. Measured Across 3 Dimensions: Health, Education, Standard of Living (12 SDG-aligned indicators).
4. Methodology: Alkire-Foster approach; India uses 12 indicators vs global MPI 10.
   
   Government Target: Reduce multidimensional poverty to below 1%, achieving SDG 1.2 ahead of 2030.
   
   Updated - January 16, 2024 11:04 pm  | The Hindu