Question: Which of the following state has emerged as the poorest state in India at all dimensions in the inaugural national Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released by NITI Aayog?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Jharkhand
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- Bihar has emerged as the poorest state as per the first-ever Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) prepared by Niti Aayog.
- As per the index, Bihar has the highest proportion of people with 51.91 per cent of the state’s population falling under the multidimensionally poor category.
- Bihar is followed by Jharkhand at 42.16 per cent and Uttar Pradesh at 37.79 per cent.
- The MPI has three dimensions – health, education, and standard of living represented by 12 indicators which includes nutrition, school attendance, years of schooling, drinking water, sanitation, bank accounts etc.
- The NITI Aayog is a public policy think tank of the Government of India.
- It was established with the aim to achieve sustainable development goals with cooperative federalism by fostering the involvement of State Governments of India in the economic policy-making process using a bottom-up approach.
BY: AMIT GUPTA