Letter to BS: Govt should restart publishing the Economic Survey itself

The Economic Survey is being published by OUP and becomes available in the market almost one month after its presentation by the finance minister

The Economic Survey is an important official document used widely by students, researchers and teachers alike for studying the trends in the Indian economy and contains a wealth of useful data. Till some years ago, it used to be published by the government and was available in the market two to three days after the presentation in the Parliament. However, since the last few years, it is being published by Oxford University Press (OUP) and becomes available in the market almost one month after its presentation in Parliament by the finance minister. By this time, its utility is almost lost. It is requested that the government should restart the practice of publishing the Economic Survey itself or, if this is not feasible, direct OUP to release the Economic Survey either two three days prior to presentation in Parliament or within a week of its presentation.

V K Puri, New Delhi

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