The National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A Progress Review 2023, published by NITI Aayog, presents the second edition of the national MPI for India and is a follow-up to the Baseline Report published in November 2021. It provides multidimensional poverty estimates for India’s 36 States and Union Territories, along with 707 administrative districts across 12 indicators of the national MPI. These estimates have been computed using data from the 5th round of the NFHS (NFHS-5) conducted in 2019-21, employing the same methodology as the baseline report. This edition also presents the changes in multidimensional poverty between the survey periods of NFHS-4 (2015-16) and NFHS-5 (2019-21). India has achieved a remarkable reduction in its MPI value and Headcount Ratio between 2015-16 and 2019-21, indicating success of the country’s commitment and action to address the multidimensional nature of poverty through its multisectoral approach.

• Citation: NITI Aayog (2023). India. National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A Progress Review 2023. NITI Aayog, Government of India, New Delhi.

The India. National Multidimensional Poverty Index: Baseline Report 2021 presents National, State/Union Territories and district results using data from the 2015/16 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4). Prior to this, in 2018 Andra Pradesh was the first Indian state to adopt a MPI to guide poverty reduction. 

• Citation: NITI Aayog (2021). India. National Multidimensional Poverty Index: Baseline Report 2021. NITI Aayog, Government of India, New Delhi.

The annual global MPI produced by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative in partnership with the Human Development Report Office of the United Nations Development Programme is an internationally comparable index of acute multidimensional poverty and includes Country Briefings summarising poverty statistics for each country.   

Visit the most recent Global MPI Country Briefing for India based on DHS year 2019-21.   

Official institution responsible for statistics  

• NITI Aayog

Events  

• 20 September 2023 | Intervention by Mr Suman Bery, Vice Chairperson, Niti Aayog, India at UNGA 78 Side Event
• 15 February 2022 | Intervention by Sanyukta Samaddar, Adviser SDGs, NITI Aayog at Side-Event at United Nations Statistical Commission 53

Dimensions articles:  

• November 2018 | Andhra Pradesh Becomes the First Indian State to Adopt a Multidimensional Poverty Index | MPPN
• August 2019 | The Insights From a Comparable Child Poverty Measurement: The Case of South Asia | MPPN
• December 2021 | India launches national MPI baseline report | MPPN
• July 2023 | India tracks progress in poverty reduction with second edition of their National MPI | MPPN

Press Releases/News:  

• 17 July 2023 | 13.5 crore Indians escape Multidimensional Poverty in 5 years  
• News stories featuring India

VNRs  

• 2020 | India VNR 2020  
• 2017 | VNR Report on Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals