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As many as 29.35% of the population in the coastal State is poor while the intensity of poverty at 46.42 % in Odisha is lower in comparison to the national level of 47.13%.
The Planning & Convergence Minister Padmanabh Behera replying to a question of BJD legislator Prafulla Samal informed the House yesterday quoting ‘National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2021 – Baseline Report of NITI Aayog,
The social security scheme and poverty alleviation programmes like Odisha Livelihoods Mission (OLM), KALIA, MAMATA, Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana; food grain supply at a discounted rate; financial empowerment of women through Dakshyata and Mission Shakti; cashless treatment under Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana, employment opportunities under MGNREGA and MUKTA Yojana are slowly paying dividends in the State in economy uplift of people.
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According to the NITI Aayog’s analysis, there exists massive regional variation with regard to the poverty level.
In accordance with the MPI 2021 – Baseline Report, Odisha is ranked eighth from the bottom with 29.35% of the State’s population found to be multidimensionally poor.
The intensity of poverty is more pronounced in Nabarangpur district with 59.32% are found to be poor, followed by Malkangiri and Koraput district (over 50%). Rayagada and Kalahandi districts follow closely with 48.14% and 47.28% poverty levels respectively.
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