-The Hindu Given how little the country spends on health and education as a share of GDP, the improvements seem remarkable The national health and demographic report card is finally completely out. The results from the first phase (conducted between June 2019 and January 2020) of the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) were released in December 2020. We now have the key results from the second phase (conducted...
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Which States and UTs are among India's poorest? List here -Meenakshi Ray
-Hindustan Times India's MPI has three equally weighted dimensions, health, education and standard of living - which are represented by 12 indicators. NITI Aayog has published the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report which measured “three equally weighted dimensions” of health, education and standard of living. India's MPI has three equally weighted dimensions, health, education and standard of living - which are represented by 12 indicators of nutrition, child and adolescent mortality, antenatal care,...
More »More Than 33% of Children in 14 States Anaemic, Gujarat on top at 79.7% -Priyanka Ishwari
-Newsclick.in Ladakh has the highest percentage of anaemic children among UTs at 92.5%, NFHS-5 reveals. The prevalence of anaemia among children and women has increased in most States and Union Territories (UTs) in the last five years. According to the latest findings of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), 67.1% of children aged 6-59 months were anaemic in 2021 against 58.6% in 2016. According to the survey, released by the Union ministry of...
More »Kerala, Tamil Nadu among least poor States in India; Bihar, Jharkhand poorest: Niti Aayog
-The New Indian Express Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh have emerged as the poorest States in India, according to Niti Aayog's first Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report. As per the index, 51.91 per cent population of Bihar is poor, followed by 42.16 per cent in Jharkhand, 37.79 per cent in Uttar Pradesh. While Madhya Pradesh (36.65 per cent) has been placed fourth in the index, Meghalaya (32.67 per cent) is at the...
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-PTI/ NDTV Poverty Index: NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar said the national Multidimensional Poverty Index measure has been constructed by utilising 12 key components which cover areas such as health and nutrition, education and standard of living. New Delhi: Bihar, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh have emerged as the poorest States in India, according to NITI Aayog's Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). As per the index, 51.91 per cent population of Bihar is poor, followed...
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