Farhana

Income and Multidimensional Poverty across Indian States: A Comparative Cluster Analysis

Farhana & Jamil Ahmad · South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics · 2026

Income-based poverty measures remain widely used in India but often overlook deprivation in health, education, and living standards. This paper compares income poverty with multidimensional poverty (NITI Aayog MPI) across 33 Indian states and union territories, and traces how str...