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Multidimensional Poverty in Uttar Pradesh:Trends and Patterns


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1 Department of Economic Studies, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda-151001, India
 

Objectives: it is a review of the previous studies concerning the multidimensional poverty in Uttar Pradesh, and analyses the incidence and intensity of poverty in the state.

Methods/Statistical Analysis: This paper relies upon the secondary data collected from various published sources so as to examine the trend and patterns of the multidimensional poverty in the state. It basically focuses on two specific measures of multidimensional poverty – incidence and intensity. Incidence of poverty is the percentage of people in the state who are MPI poor whereas intensity of poverty is the proportion of indicators in which they are deprived.

Findings: It has been found from the review of extant literature that Uttar Pradesh ranks almost the lowest among the major States of India in terms of human development. The per capita income of the state continues to be lower in comparison to less developing states like Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Such a slow growth performance of the economy of Uttar Pradesh has been reflected in high rate of illiteracy, high rate of infant mortality, gender disparity and growing burdens of unemployment among others. All these infer the presence of multidimensional poverty in the State which is dragging backward the real growth and development of the state. The problem of multidimensional poverty in the state is similar to that of India. The significant factors contributing to it are income, problematic occupational pattern, unhealthy fuel used for cooking purposes, unhealthy sanitation facilities, lack of proper nutritional intakes, and low level of education.

Application/Improvements: This finding is significant for the policy makers focusing on the socio-economic indicators which must be accorded priority for improving human well-being in the long-run.


Keywords

Poverty, Incidence, Intensity, MPI, Uttar Pradesh.
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Irfana Unjum
Department of Economic Studies, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda-151001, India
P. K. Mishra
Department of Economic Studies, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda-151001, India

Abstract


Objectives: it is a review of the previous studies concerning the multidimensional poverty in Uttar Pradesh, and analyses the incidence and intensity of poverty in the state.

Methods/Statistical Analysis: This paper relies upon the secondary data collected from various published sources so as to examine the trend and patterns of the multidimensional poverty in the state. It basically focuses on two specific measures of multidimensional poverty – incidence and intensity. Incidence of poverty is the percentage of people in the state who are MPI poor whereas intensity of poverty is the proportion of indicators in which they are deprived.

Findings: It has been found from the review of extant literature that Uttar Pradesh ranks almost the lowest among the major States of India in terms of human development. The per capita income of the state continues to be lower in comparison to less developing states like Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Such a slow growth performance of the economy of Uttar Pradesh has been reflected in high rate of illiteracy, high rate of infant mortality, gender disparity and growing burdens of unemployment among others. All these infer the presence of multidimensional poverty in the State which is dragging backward the real growth and development of the state. The problem of multidimensional poverty in the state is similar to that of India. The significant factors contributing to it are income, problematic occupational pattern, unhealthy fuel used for cooking purposes, unhealthy sanitation facilities, lack of proper nutritional intakes, and low level of education.

Application/Improvements: This finding is significant for the policy makers focusing on the socio-economic indicators which must be accorded priority for improving human well-being in the long-run.


Keywords


Poverty, Incidence, Intensity, MPI, Uttar Pradesh.

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