TNPSC Thervupettagam

Multidimensional Poverty Index Coordination Committee (MPICC)

September 12 , 2020 1458 days 1829 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).

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