According to World Bank,  Multidimensional Poverty seeks to understand poverty beyond monetary deprivations by including access to education & basic infrastructure.

UNDP&Oxford developed MPI to measure such poverty-:

1. Health –  Underweight, Obesity, access to health etc
2. Education- Years of schooling, Access to internet etc
3. Living Standard- Safe drinking water, Cooking fuel, Electricity,  Sanitation etc

Measurements implemented in India to tackle this issue-:

1. Poshan Abhiyan-  It has improved nutritional status of adolescent girls, Pregnant women’s & lactating mothers.
2. Targeted Public Distribution System- 81.35 crore got benefited under National Food Security Act.
3. Ujjwala Yojana- It has provided 10.3 crore gas connections free of cost.
4. Swachh Bharat Mission- 11.7 crore toilets have been built across the country.
5. Jan Dhan Yojana- It opened 52.6 crore bank accounts.
6. PM Awas Yojana- It has constructed 3.47 crore pucca houses.
7. Jal Jeevan Mission- Through this scheme 11.7 crore tap water connections were delivered.
8. Ayushman Bharat- This scheme facilitated 7.37 crore hospital admissions.

According to PIB, 24.82 crore Indians escaped multidimensional poverty in last 9 years. Although much is done but more is required like more citizen participation,  accelerating economic growth, growth of non farm employment, accelerating human resource development etc to alleviate poverty.

However, all 12 MPI indicators showed significant signs of improvement. As a result,India is likely to achieve its SDG target of halving Multidimensional Poverty before 2030.