Bhubaneswar: Odisha has recorded a substantial decrease in multidimensional poverty, lifting 62.6 lakh people from poverty.
This has been informed by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi in the Assembly citing the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) progress review 2023 published by NITI Aayog in July 2023.
Replying to a question of BJD MLA Dhruba Sahoo in the Assembly, the Chief Minister said that the state’s multidimensional poverty has declined from 29.34% to 15.68% between 2015-16 and 2019-21, freeing 62.6 lakh people from poverty.
As per NITI Aayog report, Odisha now ranks 8th among all states in India in terms of Head Count Ratio, with a multidimensional poverty rate of 14.96% at the national level.
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