Tag: Multidimensional Poverty Index

Odisha government's Jajpur and Kalahandi models have come under scrutiny. Because, industry rich Jajpur has the second highest urban poor in the State, just behind remote Malkangiri

Kerala (0.71 per cent), Goa (3.76 per cent), Sikkim (3.82 per cent), Tamil Nadu (4.89 per cent) and Punjab (5.59 per cent) have registered the lowest poverty across India and are at the bottom of the index.