o India’s MPI value reduced from 0.283 in 2005-06 to 0.123 in 2015-16.

o Among the four Indian states with the most acute MPI — Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh — Jharkhand has made the most progress.

o India reduced:

 deprivation in nutrition from 44.3% in 2005-06 to 21.2% in 2015-16,

 child mortality from 4.5% to 2.2%,

 people deprived of cooking fuel from 52.9% to 26.2%,

 deprivation in sanitation from 50.4% to 24.6%,

 deprivation of drinking water from 16.6% to 6.2 %,

 access to electricity as deprivation from 29.1% to 8.6%,

 housing from 44.9% to 23.6%

o Overall, India was among three countries where poverty reduction in rural areas outpaced that in urban areas is an indicator of pro-poor development.