NITI Aayog at an advanced stage for preparation of a Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II – Poverty and related issues & GS-III- Economy
In news
NITI Aayog is at an advanced stage for preparation of a Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) parameter dashboard to rank states and Union Territories, along with a State Reform Action Plan (SRAP).
Key takeaways
As the Nodal agency for the MPI, NITI Aayog has constituted a Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee (MPICC).
The MPICC, chaired by Ms Sanyukta Samaddar, Adviser (SDG) has members from relevant Line Ministries and Departments.
The committee held its first meeting on September 2, 2020.
Important value additions
The Global MPI
The Global MPI is part of the government’s decision to monitor the performance of the country on 29 select global indices.
It is an international measure of multidimensional poverty covering 107 developing countries.
It was first developed in 2010 by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative and United Nations Development Programme.
It is released at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development of the United Nations in July, every year.
The dimensions of poverty range from deprivations of health facilities, education and living standards.
It is computed by scoring each surveyed household on 10 parameters based on -nutrition, child mortality, years of schooling, school attendance, cooking fuel, sanitation, drinking water, electricity, housing and household assets.
