Chaitanya AwasthiAIR 37 · CSE 2022 · 208 wordsTheir whole copy
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"Poverty is not just lack of money, it is not having the capacity to realise one's full potential." - A. Sen
Multi-dimensional poverty refers to deprivations in health, education and standard of living. Through various parameters, it provides a holistic definition of poverty over and above the fiscal criteria. NITI Aayog's Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) found >50% of India's population to be multidimensionally poor. Similar worrisome revelations were made by Socio Economic Caste Census, 2011 (SECC). SECC showed that 90% of rural Households (HHs) lacked salaried jobs, 55 million HHs were landless etc.
In light of such glaring deprivations, Government of India launched Mission Antyodaya to alleviate and eradicate multi-dimensional poverty using "bottoms-up" approach.
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Features :
- It is a convergence and accountability framework which envisages optimum usage and management of resources.
- State led program with Panchayats as hub of development.
- Convergence of various poverty alleviation and rural development schemes.
- Annual Survey and supplement People's Plan campaign
- Leverage public participation.
Issues :
- Infrastructure and Resources shortage
- No effective power devolution
- Reluctance to converge schemes like MGNREGA, NRLM, NSAP etc)
Way Forward :
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Despite its original targets being postponed, Mission Antyodaya holds the key to holistic rural transformation with multidimensional poverty reduction.