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.

Poverty is state of multidimensional deprivation which needs stronger CALCULATION, MONITORING and alleviation as per TENDULKAR Committee. Built on OXFAM-UNDP MULTIDIMENSIONAL index NITI Aayog's NMPI: Methodology: LIVING & 1/3 HEALTH, EDUCATION 1/3, STANDARD 1/3 of LIVING. An STANDARD of LIVING includes: - GAS connection - BANK account It utilizes data of NFHS (2015-16) for CALCULATION

INCLUDES: Annual INCLUSION POSITIVES: 1. Need CENSUS data for MDP calculation 2. 2023 calculation based on 2016 data 3. Change in weighting of WATERS, HOUSING 4. Rarely all STATES on same metric must translate into GRANTS by 15th FC Hence Methodology need MONITORING, feedback, IMPLEMENTATION at state level to achieve SDG 1 in totality