Zinnia AuroraAIR 6 · CSE 2025 · 163 wordsTheir whole copy
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Multidimensional poverty Index of UNDP and Oxford relays India's massive success of removing 236 million from extreme poverty but challenges persist.
Body · points
- A pie chart divided in half.
- A plus sign (+).
- A circle labeled 1/5.
- An equals sign (=).
- A box labeled: Persistence of MPI.
- Text below: 60% of world's child poverty in India.
- Text below: Poverty of world in India.
Underlying causes
- Social barriers persist
- caste, religion, region.
- Lack of broad based growth
- top 1% population saw 10% ↑ in economic pie.
- Inequitable wealth creation
- 217 billionaires → 1/3 of GDP
- Feminization and ruralisation of poverty.
- Lack of access to healthcare
- eg: out of pocket expenditure still 29% (NFHS-5)
- Nutrition security low.
- ↓
- reduced productivity
- eg: 31% malnutrition (GMPI)
- Disproportionate educational outcomes
Measures taken by govt
- Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan [Education]
- Health care infrastructure under National Health Mission [Health]
- Skill India
- Skill India -> PMKVY + Ministry of skill Devpt & Entrepreneur [Skilling]
Amartya Sen's triad
- Employability focus
- PM Internship scheme.
- Enabling the bottom pyramid
- Pyramid with shaded base section
- SHGs
- Cooperatives
- FPOs
- Emphasis on social security
- 64% of Indians get some form of social security (ILO)
Close · a summary
Thus, redressal of multidimensional poverty, aided with rising realisation of Article 21 via citizen centricity (Kaushal Kishore case) is easing MPI.