273 Million Indians Moved Out Of Poverty In 10 Years, Says UN Report
In India, considerable progress has been made in the field of basic universal education, gender equality in education, global economic growth and also in bringing people out of poverty. About 273 million Indians moved out of poverty between 2005-6 and 2015-16. This was revealed in a figure released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI). 65 out of 75 countries studied for the report, significantly reduced their multidimensional poverty levels between 2000 and 2019.
Four countries reduced the Global MPIT Value by half
Armenia (2010-2015/2016),
India (2005/2006-2015/2016),
Nicaragua (2001-2011/2012)
North Macedonia (2005/2006-2011)
The report additionally notes that India and Nicaragua’s time periods cover 10 and 10.5 years respectively, and during that time both countries halved their MPIT values among children. The report stressed that while the new figures released show that progress was being made in tackling multidimensional poverty before the COVID-19 pandemic, but now the same progress is at risk.
The data shows that across 107 developing countries, 1.3 billion people (roughly 22 per cent of the world population), live in multidimensional poverty. The data also reveals that the burden of multidimensional poverty disproportionately falls on children. Half of the 1.3 billion poor (644 million) have not yet turned 18, while 107 million are 60 plus.
84.3 percent of the people living under multidimensional poverty live in sub-Saharan African regions. The report also said that 10 countries account for 60 per cent of unvaccinated children, and 40 per cent of children unvaccinated for DTP3 live in just four countries: Nigeria, India, Pakistan and Indonesia.
What is multidimensional poverty?
Multidimensional poverty encompasses the various deprivations experienced by poor people in their daily lives – such as poor health, lack of education, inadequate living standards, disempowerment, poor quality of work, the threat of violence, and living in areas that are environmentally hazardous, among others.