Tackling poverty

India has made significant progress in reducing multidimensional poverty. According to the National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A Progress Review 2023, prepared by the NITI Aayog, along with the United Nations Development Programme and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, the share of the population classified as multidimensionally poor declined from 24.85 per cent to 14.96 per cent between 2015-16 and 2019-21. In absolute terms, 135 million people are estimated to have exited multidimensional poverty during this period. Compared to the conventional measure of using income in estimating poverty, the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) captures aspects like health, education, and