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UPSC 1998: Human Poverty Index was introduced in the Human Development Report of the year
(a)1994
(b)1995
(c)1996
(d)1997
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The UNDP first presented the Human Poverty Index (HPI) in the Human Development Report 1997; the report devotes a full technical note (pp. 117-121) to the new composite measure. ([un-ilibrary.org](https://www.un-ilibrary.org/content/books/9789210576864s011-c001?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1998, GS Paper 1, as Question 43. It falls under Indian Economy > Human Development, Poverty & Employment Schemes.
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