Table 10: State-wise Poverty Estimates - Multi-dimensional Poverty Index

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Table 10: State-wise Poverty Estimates - Multi-dimensional Poverty Index

State/Union Territory

NFHS-4 (2015-16)

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

Headcount Ratio
(Per cent)

Intensity
(Per cent)

MPI

Headcount Ratio
(Per cent)

Intensity
(Per cent)

MPI

Andhra Pradesh

11.77

43.28

0.05

6.06

41.12

0.03

Arunachal Pradesh

24.23

47.25

0.12

13.76

43.04

0.06

Assam

32.65

47.88

0.16

19.35

44.41

0.09

Bihar

51.89

51.01

0.27

33.76

47.40

0.16

Chhattisgarh

29.90

44.64

0.13

16.37

42.61

0.07

Goa

3.76

40.13

0.02

0.84

38.69

0.00

Gujarat

18.47

44.97

0.08

11.66

43.25

0.05

Haryana

11.88

44.40

0.05

7.07

43.34

0.03

Himachal Pradesh

7.59

39.44

0.03

4.93

40.22

0.02

Jharkhand

42.10

47.92

0.20

28.81

45.59

0.13

Karnataka

12.77

42.76

0.06

7.58

41.21

0.03

Kerala

0.70

38.99

0.00

0.55

36.92

0.00

Madhya Pradesh

36.57

47.25

0.17

20.63

43.70

0.09

Maharashtra

14.80

43.76

0.07

7.81

41.77

0.03

Manipur

16.96

44.61

0.08

8.10

41.91

0.03

Meghalaya

32.54

48.08

0.16

27.79

48.01

0.13

Mizoram

9.78

47.42

0.05

5.30

45.62

0.02

Nagaland

25.16

46.29

0.12

15.43

42.61

0.07

Odisha

29.34

46.42

0.14

15.68

44.50

0.07

Punjab

5.57

43.74

0.02

4.75

41.22

0.02

Rajasthan

28.86

47.34

0.14

15.31

42.70

0.07

Sikkim

3.82

41.20

0.02

2.60

41.02

0.01

Tamil Nadu

4.76

39.97

0.02

2.20

38.70

0.01

Telangana

13.18

43.29

0.06

5.88

40.85

0.02

Tripura

16.62

45.03

0.08

13.11

42.68

0.06

Uttar Pradesh

37.68

47.60

0.18

22.93

44.83

0.10

Uttarakhand

17.67

44.35

0.08

9.67

41.99

0.04

West Bengal

21.29

45.50

0.10

11.89

42.35

0.05

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

4.29

40.50

0.02

2.30

40.62

0.01

Chandigarh

5.97

43.39

0.03

3.52

47.41

0.02

Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu

19.58

44.23

0.09

9.21

42.15

0.04

Delhi

4.44

43.92

0.02

3.43

41.99

0.01

Jammu & Kashmir

12.56

44.17

0.06

4.80

42.11

0.02

Ladakh

12.70

40.37

0.05

3.53

41.20

0.02

Lakshadweep

1.82

35.80

0.01

1.11

36.47

0.00

Puducherry

1.71

38.55

0.01

0.85

38.03

0.00

ALL INDIA

24.85

47.14

0.12

14.96

44.39

0.07

NFHS: National Family Health Survey. MPI: Multi-dimensional Poverty Index.
Source: NITI Aayog (National Multi-dimensional Poverty Index, A Progress Review 2023). The estimates are based on India and States/UTs populations for the year 2021 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), GoI.