Info-paedia : Multi Poverty Index (MPI) Progress Report 2023
Steep decline in Poverty Headcount Ratio from 24.85% (2015-16) to
14.96%(2019-21)
135 million (13.5 crore) people exited multidimensional poverty between
2015-16 and 2019-21
India on track to achieve SDG Target 1.2 (reducing multi-dimensional
poverty by at least half) much ahead of 2030
All 12 indicators have shown improvement suggesting that impact of
Government interventions is increasingly visible on ground
Fastest decline in percentage of multidimensional poor in rural areas
from 32.59% (2015-16) to 19.28% (2019-21)
Reduction in the incidence of poverty in urban areas 8.65% (2015-16) to
5.27% (2019-21)
The Intensity of poverty, which measures the average deprivation among
the people living in multidimensional poverty improved from about 47.14%
(2015-16) to 44.39% (2019-21)
UP, Bihar, MP, Odisha and Rajasthan recorded steepest decline in number
of MPI poor
Improvement in nutrition, years of schooling, sanitation, and cooking
fuel played a significant role in reducing the MPI value
