Uttarakhand
More than 8 lakh people Out of Poverty Line in Uttarakhand in 5 years
- 20 Jul 2023
- 2 min read
Why in News?
On July 17, 2023, The Multidimensional Poverty Index report of NITI Aayog, released in New Delhi, revealed that Uttarakhand's multidimensional poverty has decreased by 8 percent during the 5 years of the National Family Health Survey of 2015-16 and 2019-21.
Key Points:
- In this way, according to the population of 2011 census, 815,247 people have come out of the poverty line in Uttarakhand.
- It is known that NITI Aayog has prepared this report through a comparative analysis of two National Family Health Surveys (NFHS).
- As per the report, the number of people living in multidimensional poverty in Uttarakhand has dropped from 17.67 percent to 9.67 percent between 2015-16 and 2019-21. In this way, a total decline of 8 percent has been registered.
- According to the report, the multidimensional poverty of rural areas of Uttarakhand decreased by 11.03 percent. In 2015-16, 21.87 percent were poor, which decreased to 10.84 in 2019-21.
- There is less poverty in the urban areas of the state than in the villages. Between 2015-16 and 2019, multidimensional poverty in cities fell from 9.89 percent to 7 percent.
- Improving nutrition, schooling, sanitation, access to cooking fuel, electricity, housing, assets, bank accounts, child and maternal mortality, and health services have played a significant role in reducing poverty.
- Maximum 16.18 percent of people came out of the poverty line in Almora district. Uttarkashi in second place saw 14.74 percent people come out of poverty. Champawat district with a decline of 12.82 percent stood at the third place, Bageshwar district at the fourth place with a decline of 12.49 percent.
- Apart from these, 11.72 percent in Udham Singh Nagar district, 11.60 percent in Tehri Garhwal, 9.96 percent in Chamoli, 8.77 percent in Rudraprayag, 8.41 percent in Haridwar, 7.48 percent in Pithoragarh, 3.86 percent in Dehradun, 3.31 percent in Nainital and 3.01 percent in Pauri Garhwal district poor were decreased.
