Which of the following statements are not correct? According to the Second Edition of National Multidimensional Poverty Index-2023 released by NITI Aayog – (1) 13.5 Crore people escaped from multidimensional poverty (2) In rural areas there is rapid decline in poverty from 32.50% to 19.28% (3) Bihar registered the largest decline in the number of poor individuals. (4) This Report covered a comprehensive analysis of poverty across 1075 Administrative Districts

Explanation

Statements 3 and 4 are incorrect National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report released by the Niti Aayog in 2023. India experienced a substantial decline of 9.89 percentage points in the number of multidimensionally poor people, dropping from 24.85% in 2015-16 to 14.96% in 2019-2021. This means about 13.5 crore (135 million) people moved out of multidimensional poverty during this period. Rural areas witnessed a faster decline in poverty, decreasing from 32.59% to 19.28%. In urban areas, multidimensional poverty reduced from 8.65% to 5.27%. States like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Rajasthan contributed significantly to the decrease in rural poverty. Uttar Pradesh saw the largest decline in the number of poor, with 3.43 crore (34.3 million) people escaping multidimensional poverty. Delhi, Kerala, Goa, and Tamil Nadu, along with the Union Territories, had the least number of people facing multidimensional poverty. The report used 12 parameters including health, education, and standard of living, such as nutrition, child and adolescent mortality, maternal health, years of schooling, school attendance, cooking fuel, sanitation, drinking water, electricity, housing, assets, and bank accounts.