What is the percentage of poor people in each Northeast state? Find out

NEW DELHI: Recently, NITI Aayog released the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) which alarmingly shows that two Northeast Indian states - Assam and Meghalaya - are the poorest states in the entire country.

There was a silver lining in the form of Sikkim, however, as the Himalayan state is among those with the lowest number of poor people.

So, what is the percentage of poor people in each state? Continue reading to find out.

Sikkim has shown the lowest population poverty levels in the Northeast Indian region, as only 3.8% people of the state are poor.

Mizoram has the second least percentage of poor people (9.8%) followed by Tripura (16.7%) and Manipur (17.9%).

Arunachal (24.3%) and Nagaland (25.2%) poor are next on the list.

Assam and Meghalaya both have the same percentage pf poor people - 32.7%.

Bihar has the highest proportion of people of the state’s population followed by Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh who are multidimensionally poor.

Kerala registered the lowest population poverty levels, followed by Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Goa and Sikkim.

Bihar also has the highest number of malnourished people followed by Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh.

According to Global MPI 2021, India’s rank is 66 out of 109 countries. The National MPI is aimed at deconstructing the Global MPI and creating a globally aligned and yet customised India MPI for drawing up comprehensive Reform Action Plan.

The national MPI measure uses the globally accepted and robust methodology developed by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and the UNDP.

The development of the Index is an important contribution towards instituting a public policy tool which monitors multidimensional poverty, informs evidence-based and focused interventions, thereby ensuring that no one is left behind.

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