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According to the Aayogs working paper, jointly developed with UNDP, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan registering the highest decline in poverty in the given period.

India has significantly reduced multidimensional poverty in the past five years, according to the National Multidimensional Poverty Index, released by NITI Aayog. Out of a population of 1.366 billion, 135 million Indians moved out of multidimensional poverty, with the proportion of poor reducing from 24.8% to 14.9%. Uttar Pradesh saw the highest decline, with 34.3 million people escaping poverty, followed by Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.

About 135 million Indians have moved out of multidimensional poverty in the past five years, according to Indias NITI Aayog. The proportion of poor in the country fell from 24.8% to 14.9% between 2015-16 and 2019-21. Uttar Pradesh saw the highest number of people exiting poverty, followed by Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and West Bengal.

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