Question
Download Solution PDFAs per the NITI Aayog's multi-dimensional Poverty Index, which of the following state has highest percentage population classified as poor?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Bihar.Key Points
- The Multidimensional Poverty Index was released by NITI Aayog.
- The MPI strives to quantify poverty across its various facets.
- It supplements current statistics on poverty based on per capita consumer expenditure.
- It has three equally weighted dimensions: standard of living, health, and education.
- Twelve variables, including food intake, school attendance, years of schooling, drinking water, sanitation, housing, and bank accounts, are used to reflect these three aspects.
- This baseline report of the national MPI measure is based on the reference period of 2015-16 of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4).
- The majority of the population of the state is multidimensionally poorest in Bihar, followed by Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.
- The state with the lowest rates of poverty was Kerala, which was followed by Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Goa, and Sikkim.
- The states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh have the most malnourished citizens.
- MPI is a contribution towards measuring progress towards target 1.2 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- Target aims at reducing “at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions.
Additional Information
- The Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) together released the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2021.
- 5.9 billion people's data from 109 nations are taken into account by the Index.
- In terms of the Global MPI 2021, India is ranked 66th out of 109 nations.
Last updated on May 28, 2025
-> SSC JE notification 2025 for Civil Engineering will be released on June 30.
-> Candidates can fill the SSC JE CE application from June 30 to July 21.
-> The selection process of the candidates for the SSC Junior Engineer post consists of Paper I, Paper II, Document Verification, and Medical Examination.
-> Candidates who will get selected will get a salary range between Rs. 35,400/- to Rs. 1,12,400/-.
-> Candidates must refer to the SSC JE Previous Year Papers and SSC JE Civil Mock Test, SSC JE Electrical Mock Test, and SSC JE Mechanical Mock Test to understand the type of questions coming in the examination.
-> The Staff Selection Commission conducts the SSC JE exam to recruit Junior Engineers in different disciplines under various departments of the Central Government.