Question: has poverty reduced in india?
Answer: India's MPI value reduced from 0.283 in 2005-06 to 0.123 in 2015-16. ... In 2005-2006, the population in India living in multidimensional poverty stood at about 640 million people (55.1 per cent) and this reduced to 369 million people (27.9 per cent) living in poverty in 2015-16.