Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee (MPICC)
September 12 , 2020 1636 days 2062 0
Niti Aayog constituted a Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee (MPICC) chaired by Sanyukta Samaddar.
NITI Aayog is the nodal agency and has the responsibility of leveraging the monitoring mechanism of the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)to drive reforms.
Global MPI is part of Government of India’s decision to monitor the performance of the country in 29 select Global Indices.
Global MPI is an international measure of multidimensional poverty covering 107 developing countries.
According to Global MPI 2020, India is at 62nd among 107 countries.
It was first developed in 2010 by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).