FinMin has parked Rs 62K cr towards "new schemes" with the DEA, most of which is expected to go unspent with only two and half months left in FY25
The first part of the interaction series draws auditors' attention to potential questions that audit committees or boards of directors may ask regarding accounting estimates and judgements
A higher amount is being devolved this month to enable states to accelerate capital spending and finance their development and welfare-related expenditures
The report highlighted that capital expenditure on infrastructure development is expected to have strong multiplier effects on growth in the coming years
The first advance estimates released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Tuesday estimated a nominal GDP growth of 9.7 per cent for FY25
CII President Sanjiv Puri said that exports are facing headwinds while suggesting measures such as minimum import and anti-dumping duty
The Budget had assumed nominal GDP to grow 10.5 per cent for FY25
The Union Budget for FY 2025-26 assumes significance as it comes on the back of lower than expected growth numbers in the second quarter and geopolitical uncertainty
Rural demand, services sector may lift H2 showing
Experts feel despite government efforts there has been a lag in capex pick up but there is a good case for continued push towards such expenditure
Govt may widen scope of schemes for larger companies and not just MSMEs
In 2023, bilateral trade between India and the United States reached $117.8 billion, with India importing goods worth $42 billion and exporting $75.8 billion
Economists said the Centre's capex needs to expand by 65 per cent Y-o-Y in December 2024-March 2025 or record a monthly run rate of Rs 1.5 trillion, to meet the FY25 target of Rs 11.1 trillion
Industry representatives stressed that, given the uncertainty caused by persisting global headwinds, government's focus on public capex in physical, social, and digital infrastructure will be crucial
Economists say Budget's focus should be to stimulate consumption, manufacturing, and propel employment. They also want the Centre to continue support to the MSME sector
India's economic growth slowed more sharply than anticipated in the July-September period of FY25, dropping to a seven-quarter low of 5.4 per cent
The annual report noted that the rapid rise of digital markets based on new business models have emerged as challenges for the regulator
NFRA found that ZEEL had misappropriated its money and made unauthorised transactions with related parties without the approval of the audit committee, the board, and shareholders
The third part of the series looks at the areas it needs to focus on to realise its $5 trillion ambition and be counted among the top three economies
Byju's financial disclosures had come under ICAI's scanner because of a 22-month delay in the submission of its financial reports