INDIA NATIONAL MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY INDEX A PROGRESS REVIEW 2023

Summary

India is tackling the challenge of achieving SDG target 1.2, which aims to halve poverty in all its forms by 2030. To effectively monitor and address this, NITI Aayog has developed and refined an indigenized National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), tracking deprivations across health, education, and living standards at sub-national levels using NFHS data. The latest progress review reveals significant success, with the proportion of multidimensionally poor people decreasing from 24.85% in 2015-16 to 14.96% in 2019-21, positioning India to meet its poverty reduction target ahead of schedule.

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