Question

The household is vulnerable to become multi-dimensionally poor if the Household Deprivation Index score is

A) Greater than 20% but less than 33.3%

B) Greater than 33.3% but less than 50%

C) Greater than 25% but less than 50% 

1. Only C
2. Only B
3. Only A
4. None of the above

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Only A

The correct answer is Only A.

• If a person is deprived in 20-33.3% of the weighted indicators they are considered ‘Vulnerable to Poverty
• A person is multidimensionally poor if she/he is deprived in one third or more (means 33% or more) of the weighted indicators (out of the ten indicators).
• Those who are deprived in one half or more of the weighted indicators are considered living in extreme multidimensional poverty.

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• Multi-Dimensionally Poverty​ (MPI) describes that the deprivation of one dimension (like education) alone may not represent poverty.
• The MPI requires a household to be deprived of multiple indicators at the same time.
• Multi-Dimensionally Poverty​
  • ​Released by UNDP.
  • The MPI uses three dimensions and ten indicators.
  • The three dimensions are health, education, and standard of living.
  • Deprivations are measured for the household and individual levels. 
  • It identifies how people are being left behind across three key dimensions: health, education, and standard of living, comprising 10 indicators.

• The dimensions and respective indicators used are:
  •  Education:
    • Years of schooling and child enrollment (1/6 weightage each, total 2/6).
  • Health:
    • Child mortality and nutrition (1/6 weightage each, total 2/6).
  • Standard of living:
    • Electricity, flooring, drinking water, sanitation, cooking fuel, and assets (1/18 weightage each, total 2/6).
• ​ 2018 MPI and India: India’s MPI value reduced from 0.283 in 2005-06 to 0.123 in 2015-16.