Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh have emerged as the poorest states in India, according to Niti Aayog’s first Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report. As per the index, 51.91 percent population of Bihar is poor, followed by 42.16 percent in Jharkhand, 37.79 percent in Uttar Pradesh. While Madhya Pradesh (36.65 percent) has been placed fourth in the index, Meghalaya (32.67 percent) is at the fifth spot.
According to MPI Bihar, Jharkhand and UP have emerged as the poorest states in India. Bihar also has the highest number of malnourished people followed by Jharkhand, MP, UP, and Chhattisgarh. Kerala, Goa, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, and Punjab have registered the lowest poverty across India. The MPI measure uses the methodology developed by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative and the UNDP.
