- based on Alkire Foster Methodology, aligned w/ UNDP framework
12 Indicators
- health
- nutrition
- child/adolescent mortality
- maternal health
- Education
- yr of schooling
- school attendance
- standard of living
- cooking fuel
- sanitation
- drinking water
- electricity
- housing
- assets
- bank account
Person is multidimensionally poor if deprived in indicators
Limitation
- based on NFHS, so periodicity limited
- doesn’t directly capture dimensions of employment, social exclusion, env vulnerability
- household level indicators can mask intra household inequalities