Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2022

Why in news?

• Recently, the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2022 was released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI).

About Global Multidimensional Poverty Index:

• The index is a key international resource that measures acute multidimensional poverty across more than 100 developing countries.
• It was first launched in 2010 by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and Human Development Report Office of the UNDP.
• The MPI monitors deprivations in 10 indicators spanning health, education and standard of living and includes both incidence as well as intensity of poverty.
• A person is multi-dimensionally poor if she/he is deprived in one third or more (means 33% or more) of the weighted indicators (out of the ten indicators).
• Those who are deprived in one half or more of the weighted indicators are considered living in extreme multidimensional poverty.???????

MPI 2022- India:

• India has by far the largest number of poor people worldwide at 22.8 crore, followed by Nigeria at 9.6 crore.
• Reduction in Poverty:
  • The incidence of poverty fell from 55.1% in 2005/06 to 16.4% in 2019/21 in the country.
  • As many as 41.5 crore people moved out of poverty in India during the 15-year period between 2005-06 and 2019-21.

PRACTICE QUESTION:

Which of the following parameters are covered under Global Multidimensional Poverty Index?

1. Sanitation

2. Housing

3. Nutrition

4. Political participation

5. Social inequality

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1,2 and 3 only

(b) 2,3 and 5 only

(c) 1,3,4 and 5 only

(d) 1,2,3,4 and 5

Answer