According to a Niti Aayog report released on Monday, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh saw the fastest decline in the number of people living in multidimensional poverty, It is characterized by having subpar living, educational, and health conditions.
Between 2015–16 and 2019–21, an estimated 135 million Indians are anticipated to have emerged from multidimensional poverty; according to a Niti Aayog analysis, 56.8 million of them reside in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (UP). Multidimensional poverty is a composite indicator that takes into account elements outside financial resources, such as living conditions, health, and education.
According to the second edition of the National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), India has seen a considerable decrease in the number of poor people from 24.85% in 2015–16 to 14.96% in 2019–21.
Urban regions showed a fall in poverty from 8.65 to 5.27 percent, while rural areas had the fastest decline, from 32.59 to 19.28 percent.
The research included estimates of multidimensional poverty for the 707 administrative districts and the 36 states and Union Territories, noting that Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Rajasthan had the fastest declines in the proportion of multidimensional poor people.
After the MPI value decreased from 0.117 to 0.066 and the severity of poverty dropped from 47% to 44% over the five years, India is already on the path to achieving SDG target 1.2 (of decreasing multidimensional poverty by at least half) significantly earlier than the specified timeframe.
According to Niti Aayog, tremendous progress has been made in these sectors as a result of the government’s relentless focus on enhancing access to sanitation, nutrition, cooking fuel, financial inclusion, drinking water, and power.
According to the study, “all 12 parameters of the MPI have shown marked improvements.”
It went on to say that reductions in poverty were mostly a result of advances in cleanliness, cooking fuel, and years of schooling.
In NDA’s third term, India will be one of the top 3 economies in the world: PM Modi
The leitmotiv of Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s third term, he said on Wednesday, will be to accomplish quick growth, eradicate poverty, and convert India into a developed and rich country over the next 25 years, placing India among the top three economies in the world.
The Prime Minister emphasized the “revolutionary infrastructure development” that characterized his two years in office when he opened the International Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre complex, currently known as Bharat Mandapam.
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The Group of Twenty Summit will take place in September at Bharat Mandapam, a venue built on 123 acres in the center of the national capital for Rs. 2,254 crore.
In May 2024, when his second term as prime minister ends, Modi declared that during his third term, people will witness their dreams come true.
