National Multidimensional Poverty Index

On 17th July, 2023, the government’s think tank, NITI Aayog, released a report, titled ‘National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI): A Progress Review 2023’.

About MPI

  • The first National MPI baseline report for India was released in November, 2021.
  • The Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) are its technical partners.
  • This second edition of MPI is based on the National Family Health Survey (2019-21). It captures India’s progress in reducing multidimensional poverty between the two surveys, NFHS-4 (2015-16) and NFHS-5 (2019-21).
  • It has three equally weighted dimensions – Health, Education, and Standard of Living.
  • These three dimensions ....
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