https://exam.pscnotes.com/multidimensional-POVERTY-index”>Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Report On India was published by NITI Aayog.
Highlights:
The MPI report was made based on the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) for 2015-16.
As per NITI Aayogs report, in 2015-16, one in every four people in India was multidimensionally poor. It estimated that 25.01 per cent of the Population was multidimensionally poor.
MPI for 2021, Started by UNDP and OPHI, revealed that 27.9 per cent of Indias population were multidimensionally poor.
India was listed at 62nd position out of 109 nations on the index.
The index was developed based on 10 indicators like adequate Nutrition, lack of improved drinking water, or at least six years of schooling.