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Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)
November 2 , 2018
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- India’s MPI index in 2018 was 0.121, half of what it was in 2006.
- India has been placed at 53rd out of 105 developing countries.
- India’s MPI is lower than the global average of 0.159 and the South Asian countries but higher than BRICS countries (excluding Russia).
- The MPI value ranges between 0 and 1 and the value of 1 indicates the highest deprivation level, while 0 indicates the lowest.
- The worst 10 districts were in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar (BIMARU states).
- While Kerala, Punjab, Goa and Delhi remain at the top by having lowest MPI.
- MPI is a measure that takes into account the incidence of poverty and the extent of deprivation.
- It is calculated by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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