New Delhi: Between 2015–16 and 2019–21 the proportion of people living in multidimensional poverty in the nation decreased from 24.85 to 14.96 percent. This information was revealed in the National Multidimensional Poverty Index that the NITI Aayog released today. With the National Family Health Survey 2015–16 and the National Family Health Survey 2019–21, India made progress in reducing multidimensional poverty, as shown by the National Multidimensional Poverty Index.
In this time, 13.5 crore people have been rescued from multidimensional poverty, according to NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, who briefed the media in New Delhi. He claimed that by 2030, India would have accomplished Sustainable Development Goals target 1.2 far earlier than expected. Additionally, he said that the report’s findings demonstrate that rural poverty has significantly decreased over the studied period, falling from 32.59 percent to 19.28 percent.
3.43 crore individuals in Uttar Pradesh, followed by Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, have seen the greatest decrease in the population of the poor. The research, which estimates multidimensional poverty for all 36 States, Union Territories, and 707 Administrative Districts, notes that Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Rajasthan experienced the fastest decline in the share of multidimensional poor people.