Lok Sabha Question No. 228 (STARRED), answered on 2024-08-07
Subject: NITI Aayog Report on Poverty
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Adv. Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.* 228 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2024

## NITI AAYOG REPORT ON POVERTY

## *228   ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that according to the report of NITI Aayog nearly 25 crore people were moved out of poverty during the last nine years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of people pulled out of poverty during the said period, State-wise;
- (c) the details of the parameters through which NITI Aayog reached on this conclusion and whether the Government is endorsing the same; and
- (d) the estimated number of people who are still under poverty in the country, at present, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) to (d):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *228  REGARDING NITI AAYOG REPORT ON POVERTY RAISED BY ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH

- (a) Yes Sir. As per the recent discussion paper on Multidimensional Poverty in India since 200506  published  by  NITI  Aayog,  Multidimensional  Poverty  in  India  is  estimated  to  have declined from 29.17% in 2013-14 to 11.28% in 2022-23 implying that 248.2 million people have escaped poverty during this period.
- (b) The State/UT-wise details is Annexure I.
- (c) The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released by NITI Aayog estimates poverty by capturing  dimensions  such  as  health,  education  and  standard  of  living,  covering  12 indicators  namely,  nutrition,  child  and  adolescent  mortality,  maternal  health,  years  of schooling, school attendance, cooking fuel, sanitation, drinking water, electricity, housing, bank accounts and assets. It measures both the share of people in poverty and the degree to which they are deprived. The details are in public domain and can be accessed at https://www.niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/202308/India-National-Multidimentional-Poverty-Index-2023.pdf
- (d) The  State/UT-wise  details  of  proportion  of  multidimensionally  poor  in  the  population  is Annexure II.

## ANNEXURE- I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. *228 FOR 07.08.2024 BY ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH: REGARDING NITI AAYOG REPORT ON POVERTY

## (b ) State/UT-wise poverty estimates during the period (2013-14 to 2022-23)

|   S.No | State/UT                 | No. of People who escaped multidimensional poverty (in lakh)   |
|--------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh           | *                                                              |
|      2 | Arunachal Pradesh        | 2.98                                                           |
|      3 | Assam                    | 80.36                                                          |
|      4 | Bihar                    | 377.09                                                         |
|      5 | Chhattisgarh             | 71.55                                                          |
|      6 | Goa                      | 0.75                                                           |
|      7 | Gujarat                  | 89.41                                                          |
|      8 | Haryana                  | *                                                              |
|      9 | Himachal Pradesh         | 4.67                                                           |
|     10 | Jharkhand                | 93.92                                                          |
|     11 | Karnataka                | 73.64                                                          |
|     12 | Kerala                   | 2.72                                                           |
|     13 | Madhya Pradesh           | 230.00                                                         |
|     14 | Maharashtra              | 159.07                                                         |
|     15 | Manipur                  | 4.89                                                           |
|     16 | Meghalaya                | 3.89                                                           |
|     17 | Mizoram                  | 1.08                                                           |
|     18 | Nagaland                 | 4.03                                                           |
|     19 | Odisha                   | 102.78                                                         |
|     20 | Punjab                   | *                                                              |
|     21 | Rajasthan                | 187.12                                                         |
|     22 | Sikkim                   | 0.27                                                           |
|     23 | Tamil Nadu               | 43.98                                                          |
|     24 | Telangana                | *                                                              |
|     25 | Tripura                  | 3.92                                                           |
|     26 | Uttar Pradesh            | 593.69                                                         |
|     27 | Uttarakhand              | 16.21                                                          |
|     28 | West Bengal              | 172.18                                                         |
|     29 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | *                                                              |
|     30 | Chandigarh               | *                                                              |

| 31   | Dadra &Nagar Haveli &Daman & Diu   | *       |
|------|------------------------------------|---------|
| 32   | Delhi                              | 5.69    |
| 33   | Jammu &Kashmir                     | *       |
| 34   | Ladakh                             | *       |
| 35   | Lakshadweep                        | *       |
| 36   | Puducherry                         | *       |
|      | India                              | 2482.16 |

## Annexure-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PART  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. *228 FOR 07.08.2024 BY ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH: REGARDING NITI AAYOG REPORT ON POVERTY

## (d) State/UT -wise proportion of multidimensionally poor in the population (Headcount Ratio) during 2019-21

| State                           | Headcount Ratio (H)   |
|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh                  | 6.06%                 |
| Arunachal Pradesh               | 13.76%                |
| Assam                           | 19.35%                |
| Bihar                           | 33.76%                |
| Chhattisgarh                    | 16.37%                |
| Goa                             | 0.84%                 |
| Gujarat                         | 11.66%                |
| Haryana                         | 7.07%                 |
| Himachal Pradesh                | 4.93%                 |
| Jharkhand                       | 28.81%                |
| Karnataka                       | 7.58%                 |
| Kerala                          | 0.55%                 |
| Madhya Pradesh                  | 20.63%                |
| Maharashtra                     | 7.81%                 |
| Manipur                         | 8.10%                 |
| Meghalaya                       | 27.79%                |
| Mizoram                         | 5.30%                 |
| Nagaland                        | 15.43%                |
| Odisha                          | 15.68%                |
| Punjab                          | 4.75%                 |
| Rajasthan                       | 15.31%                |
| Sikkim                          | 2.60%                 |
| Tamil Nadu                      | 2.20%                 |
| Telangana                       | 5.88%                 |
| Tripura                         | 13.11%                |
| Uttar Pradesh                   | 22.93%                |
| Uttarakhand                     | 9.67%                 |
| West Bengal                     | 11.89%                |
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands        | 2.30%                 |
| Chandigarh                      | 3.52%                 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli &Daman &Diu | 9.21%                 |
| Delhi                           | 3.43%                 |
| Jammu &Kashmir                  | 4.80%                 |

| Ladakh      | 3.53%   |
|-------------|---------|
| Lakshadweep | 1.11%   |
| Puducherry  | 0.85%   |
| India       | 14.96%  |

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