Poverty In North East India: An Overview

Abstract

This paper seeks to provide an overview of the variations in multidimensional poverty in north-eastern states of India. The study is based entirely on secondary sources of data. From the analysis of incidence and intensity of multidimensional poverty of the eight states in North- East India, it is found that there are wide variations in the magnitude of poverty among the states. Therefore, poverty and deprivation is a deep rooted problem in these states. The analysis of dimensions and indicators of the MPI values reveals that there are has been a considerable decline in the incidence of poverty among the states during the period 2015-16 and 2019-21. And finally, we also examine the ceteris paribus effect of education on poverty. This finding lands support to our argument that higher educational attainment leads to the lower level of poverty. Therefore, reforms in educational sectors are to be undertaken to achieve a higher education for building more capabilities and skills to give a boost to economic development and eradication of poverty.