“NITI Aayog Report: 24.82 crore Indians escape multidimensional poverty in last nine years”, Swarajyamag, January 16, 2024:
“In what could be seen as a strong indicator of India’s progress towards becoming a developed nation, as many as 24.82 crore individuals in India moved out of multidimensional poverty over the past nine years, according to a NITI Aayog report.
Multidimensional poverty is measured by improvement in health, education, and standard of living.
According to findings of the NITI Aayog’s Discussion Paper Multidimensional Poverty in India since 2005-06: multidimensional poverty in India declined from 29.17 per cent in 2013-14 to 11.28 per cent in 2022-23, with about 24.82 crore people moving out of this category during this period…..”
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