According to India’s first multi-dimensional poverty index released by NITI Aayog, Bihar is the poorest state in India with one out of every two Bihar households is multi-dimensionally poor (51.9 per cent).
- As per the index, 51.91% of the population in Bihar is poor, followed by Jharkhand (42.16%), Uttar Pradesh (37.79%), Madhya Pradesh (36.65%) and Meghalaya (32.67%).
- On the other hand, Kerala registered lowest population poverty levels (0.71%), followed by Puducherry (1.72%), Lakshadweep (1.82%), Goa (3.76%) and Sikkim (3.82%).
- Other States and UTs where less than 10% of the population are poor include Tamil Nadu (4.89%), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (4.30%), Delhi (4.79%), Punjab (5.59%), Himachal Pradesh (7.62%) and Mizoram (9.8%).
- The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) has been used by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in its flagship Human Development Report since 2010. It is the most widely employed non-monetary poverty index in the world.
- The MPI captures overlapping deprivations in health, education and living standards.
- The MPI released by NITI Aayog has calculated this on the basis of 12 indicators and is based on the findings of the fourth National Health Family Survey (2015-16).
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