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Multidimensionally poor and deprived population in drinking water India 2006-2021
As of 2021, over two percent of the Indian population was multidimensionally poor and deprived in drinking water. According to the source, a multidimensional poor individual is deprived in one-third or more of ten indicators across three equally weighted dimensions: health, education, and standard of living. Drinking water is among the six indicators of the standard of living dimension.