Global Multidimensional Poverty Index MPI 2022
Source : The Hindu
GS II : Issues relating to poverty and hunger
What is discussed under MPI 2022?
- About MPI 2022
Why in News ?
Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2022 was released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI).
Key Facts
- 41.5 crore people exited poverty in India during the 15-year period between 2005-06 and 2019-21.
Photo by Timur Weber - Out of which two-thirds exited in the first 10 years and one-third in the next five years.
- Poverty fell from 55.1% in 2005/06 to 16.4% in 2019/21 in the country.
- Bihar, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan —remain among the 10 poorest.
- India has 22.8 crore poor people, followed by Nigeria at 9.6 crore.
- Two-thirds of these people live in a household in which at least one person is deprived in nutrition.
- According to the report the Covid-19 pandemic could set back the progress made in poverty reduction globally by 3-10 years.
- Fastest reduction in relative terms was in Goa, followed by Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.
Global Scenario
- Total 610 crore people across 111 developing countries, 19.1% or 120 crore live in multidimensional poverty.
- Nearly half of them live in severe poverty.
- Improvement in MPI for India has significantly contributed to the decline in poverty in South Asia.
- The number of poor people is highest in Sub Saharan Africa (579 million), followed by South Asia (385 million).
About Multidimensional Poverty Index MPI 2022
- MPI is calculated by multiplying the incidence of poverty and the average intensity of poverty.
- MPI ranges from 0 to 1, and higher values imply higher poverty.
- MPI monitors deprivations in 10 indicators spanning health, education and standard of living.
Previous Year Questions
Q. Despite Consistent experience of high growth, India still goes with the lowest indicators of human development. Examine the issues that make balanced and inclusive development elusive. (2016)
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