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Increase in retirement age could be considered, says Economic Survey

Population growth in India has been slowing in recent decades

Divestment to make up for tax-revenue shortfall this year: CEA Subramanian

Non-tax revenues have the potential to expand and make up for the revenue shortfall, said CEA Krishnamurthy Subramanian

Hospital beds to sanitation: Numbers that mattered in Economic Survey

It also has business indicators spanning from start-ups to logistics, and from resources to competitiveness

Financial creditors recover more under IBC, says Economic Survey

In the two years of the IBC, real estate was the top sector, with 20 per cent of the insolvency cases being registered

Power for growth

The weak state of discoms is a big risk

A new-old approach

Survey skilfully marshals fresh arguments for timeless policy

'Indian' agenda for Modi 2.0: Eco Survey projects 7% GDP growth in 2019-20

The Survey praised the government's performance on the provision of certain last-mile goods, combined with behavioural changes

Economic Survey 2019: Aadhaar-linked payments checked leakages

The Survey advocated creating a real-time data base of rural distress, using the MGNREGS job demand data

Economic Survey: Private tuition, doctor fee contribute most to inflation

This is an important insight into price situation in the economy, especially when inflation in health and education was more than the average general CPI

Economic Survey 2019: Strong growth potential for discretionary majors

Economic Survey indicates an increase in spending by households on these, compared to necessities

Households are spending more on discretionary items: Economic Survey

The data from the NSO shows the share of food and beverages has reduced from 33.2 per cent of private consumption in 2011-12 to 30 per cent in 2017-18 - a reduction of over three percentage points

NBFC stress poses contagion risks to growth, says Economic Survey

It warned that if the impact of the stress in the NBFC sector spilled over this year, it might lead to lower credit offtake from NBFCs

Economic Survey: Need modest real interest rates to boost pvt investment

This savings behaviour also gives a key degree of freedom to policymakers as the savers and the borrowers can be disentangled

Union Budget 2019: No wild stock market swings expected on Friday

This time, however, investors can expect a relative calm if the volatility gauge is anything to go by

Economic Survey bats for a 'rationalised' tax regime to boost start-ups

It also suggested a re-look at capital gains tax, levied on profits from the sale of shares in unlisted companies

Savings to labour reforms: What India can do to become $5-trillion economy

The investment cycle can be kick-started by public spending, which can crowd-in private spending

Economic Survey eyes a virtuous self-sustaining growth cycle, says expert

The Survey establishes the primary role of savings in driving growth and calls for pushing up savings rates in order to enable an investment cycle funded from domestic resources

Economic Survey 2019: Good suggestions on jobs, says expert

The Survey explicitly addresses the issue of a high investment rate substituting labour

Eco Survey calls for simpler minimum wage system to boost inclusive growth

Supports Code on Wages Bill, approved by Cabinet on Wednesday, to rationalise minimum wages; calls present system complex, with 1,915 wages for various job categories across states

Economic Survey calls for 'sunset' clause on policy incentives to MSMEs

While large firms create permanent jobs in large numbers, according to the survey, young firms create more jobs at an increasing rate than older firms