{"id":278098,"date":"2024-01-16T18:40:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T13:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=278098"},"modified":"2024-01-16T18:40:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T13:10:54","slug":"multidimensional-poverty-discussion-paper-by-niti-aayog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/multidimensional-poverty-discussion-paper-by-niti-aayog\/","title":{"rendered":"Multidimensional Poverty discussion Paper by NITI Aayog"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>-This post is based on the article \u201cIndia\u2019s multidimensional poverty rate down to 11.28% in 2022-23 from 29.17% in 2013-14<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201cThe Indian Express<\/strong>\u201d on 16th January 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/h2>\n

Recently, NITI Aayog has released a discussion paper ‘Multidimensional Poverty in India since 2005-06’.<\/p>\n

What are the key findings of the NITI Aayog discussion paper?<\/h2>\n

Note:<\/strong> The discussion paper utilizes MPI data (MPI, 2023, released in July 2023) derived from the National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) conducted in 2015-16 and 2019-21, along with NFHS-3 data<\/strong> from 2005-06, to analyze long-term poverty trends<\/span>. You can also say that it is an updated version of previously released Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Source- PIB<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1) India has registered a significant decline in multidimensional poverty in India from 29.17% in 2013-14 to 11.28% in 2022-23<\/span> (a reduction of 17.89 percentage points).
\n– In numbers about 24.82 crore people escaped multidimensional Poverty in last 9 years.<\/p>\n

2) Uttar Pradesh<\/span> topped the list with 5.94 crore people escaping poverty followed by Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.<\/p>\n

3) The paper reveals a faster decline in the poverty headcount ratio<\/span> from 2015-16 to 2019-21 (10.66% annual rate) compared<\/strong> to the period 2005-06 to 2015-16 (7.69% annual rate).<\/p>\n

4) All 12 indicators<\/span> of MPI have recorded significant improvement during the entire study period.<\/p>\n

5) India is poised to achieve single-digit poverty rates by the year 2024<\/span>.<\/p>\n

6) India is likely to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 1.2<\/strong> (reducing multidimensional poverty by at least half) much ahead of 2030.<\/p>\n

What is National Multidimensional Poverty Index(MPI)?<\/h2>\n

1) The National MPI is a metric used to evaluate poverty in a country by considering multiple dimensions beyond income or consumption expenditure.<\/p>\n

2) Indicators- <\/strong>The index is based on three equally weighted dimensions \u2013 health, education and standard of living \u2013 which in turn are represented by 12 indicators<\/strong>.
\n– However, the National MPI covers 12 indicators while global MPI covers 10 indicators<\/span>.<\/p>\n

3) Methodology<\/strong>– The National MPI by Niti Aayog uses the Alkire Foster methodology<\/span> to assess the decline in poverty rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information on National MPI Click here to read<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

UPSC Syllabus- Reports & Indices<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source-This post is based on the article \u201cIndia\u2019s multidimensional poverty rate down to 11.28% in 2022-23 from 29.17% in 2013-14\u201d published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d on 16th January 2024. Why in the News? Recently, NITI Aayog has released a discussion paper ‘Multidimensional Poverty in India since 2005-06’. What are the key findings of the NITI… Continue reading Multidimensional Poverty discussion Paper by NITI Aayog<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10367,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1305],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-278098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-index-reports-bodies","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278098\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}