Understanding the multidimensional poverty in South Asia

Special attention needs to be paid achieve the world’s poverty reduction goal by 2030 in less than ten-year time. The paper aims investigate multidimensional South Asia period 2003–2019. It constructs Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) selecting ten indicators fields of health, education and living standards. research results show that MPI decreases period. Poor people Asian countries are still facing several forms deprivation while cooking fuel, sanitation, housing, nutrition years schooling main restrictive factors this region. Pakistan, India Bangladesh face worst situation terms Targeted alleviation resilient proposed improve efficiency individual/regional capacity against risks avoid returning poverty.