National Multidimensional Poverty Index (NITI Aayog)
AI-drafted · awaiting admin review
NITI Aayog's measure of poverty that looks beyond income at deprivations in health, education and living standards, such as nutrition, schooling, cooking fuel, sanitation, housing and bank accounts.
| Published by | NITI Aayog (with technical support from UNDP and OPHI) |
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| What it measures | Share of people who are multidimensionally poor, using 12 indicators across health, education and standard of living (Alkire-Foster method). |
| How often | Periodic, based on NFHS rounds |
| Latest edition | Discussion paper 'Multidimensional Poverty in India since 2005-06' (January 2024) |
India's figures
| Multidimensionally poor, 2013-14 | 29.17% of the population |
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| Multidimensionally poor, 2022-23 | 11.28% of the population |
| People who moved out of multidimensional poverty, 2013-14 to 2022-23 | 24.82 crore |
| States with the largest reductions | Uttar Pradesh (5.94 crore), Bihar (3.77 crore), Madhya Pradesh (2.30 crore) |
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