According to the estimated share of MPI poor in 2013-14 and 2022-23, Bihar recorded a 53 per cent drop from 56.3 per cent share of MPI poor in 2013-14 to 26.59 per cent in 2022-23.
Frequent interference in the statistical system through changes in survey and questionnaire design, suppression of data and delaying the release of crucial data make it difficult to have a correct assessment of what really happened