Lok Sabha Question No. 496 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-23
Subject: Below Poverty Line Households
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai, Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 496 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2025

## BELOW POVERTY LINE HOUSEHOLDS

- †496.   SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI: SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL: SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of families benefitted from Government schemes targeting to improve the lives of the Below Poverty Line (BPL) households in different States of the country along with the number of families whose living standard have improved by 2025, State and UT-wise including that of in Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli;
- (b) the details of plans to enhance the employability of BPL family members through skill development programmes;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to revise the criteria for identification of BPL families;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, particularly in respect of Maharashtra;
- (e) whether the Government is considering to develop a single digital portal to consolidate and streamline access to benefits and welfare schemes target for BPL families;
- (f) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including that of Dadra and Nagar Haveli; and
- (g) if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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) , (c), (d), (e), (f) & (g)  In 2021, Government developed a comprehensive index known as Multidimensional  Poverty  Index  (MPI)  to  measure  poverty  that  captures  overlapping deprivations in dimensions such as health, education and standard of living, covering 12

indicators.  The  second  edition  of  the  index  was  released  in  2023.  As  per  the  latest National  MPI  Report  2023,  the  proportion  of  population  in  multidimensional  poverty declined  from  24.85%  to  14.96%  between  2015-16  and  2019-21,  indicating  that  about 13.55  crore  persons  have  escaped  poverty  during  the  period.  Further,  as  per  the discussion paper 'Multidimensional Poverty in India since 2005- 06' 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 indicating that 24.82 crore people have escaped poverty during this period.

The MPI data for all States and Union Territories-including Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Maharashtra-covering the three core dimensions of health, education, and standard of living are in public domain and can be accessed at https://www.niti.gov.in/sites/default/files/2023-08/India-National-MultidimentionalPoverty-Index-2023.pdf

This  significant  reduction  in  poverty  aligns  with  the  Government's  ongoing  efforts  to uplift  Below  Poverty  Line  (BPL)  households  through  various  welfare  schemes  and programs. These initiatives, implemented by different Ministries and Departments, aim to address  the  socio-economic  needs  of  vulnerable  groups.  The  relevant  data  on  these schemes  are available on the official websites of the respective Ministries and Departments,  where  each  ministry  oversees  specific  programs  and  provides  detailed information through dedicated portals.

- (b) Under the  Government  of  India's  Skill  India  Mission  (SIM),  the  Government  delivers skilling,  re-skilling  and  up-skilling  training  through  an  extensive  network    of  skill development centres/institutes etc. under various schemes viz. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY),  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS)  and  Craftsman  Training  Scheme  (CTS)  through  Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), to all the sections of the society including those from Below Poverty Line (BPL) category across the country.

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