The first step to eradicating poverty is reliable poverty assessment for program design, implementation, and monitoring. In this context discuss the methodology and significance of NITI Aayog's National Multidimensional Poverty Index.

NITI Aayog and UNDP recently released Bijay 1 scan [2.74 billion of multi-dimensional poverty], designed in partnership with SPMI (Oxford Poverty and Human Initiative) With [Roughly] 13% [around] 15% decline in MPI 1st significant difference between NFHS-4 and NFHS-5) based on [based on measurements] Hardship of living Methodology: 1. Equally weighted dimensions - Health (standard of living), Education (years of schooling), Living standard (school attendance)- years of schooling 2. 12 sub dimensions within dimensions - Health, nutrition, marked mortality, child mortality, Education, school attendance, years of schooling

HDI of living - Cooking fuel, clean water, housing (NFHS-5) [in latest support] [Multiple text issues and formatting challenges in handwriting] Significance: 1. Data driven policy making - Saved Structure 2. Identification of people's themes eg - Hunger in Legislation in Against [Right to Health Bill] Key forward: 1. Integrated NITI MPI with [SDG] 2. Annual targeting is PIKU to House at [district level] 3. CESP [Updated] documentation provision JHPNG (1:10:00) 4. CDPC Holistic approach to health Insurance (essential care) and [Lifestyle audit]