Context: According to NITI Aayog, the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is another method for assessing poverty, but it has been criticized for not providing "useful information" recently.
Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)
National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)
o NFHS is conducted by the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.