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Economic Survey: A snapshot

Revamped presentation style of the Economic Survey

A less optimistic Survey: Nitin Desai

Says it makes a case for monetary easing and its discussion of the pros and cons of departing from the fiscal consolidation target favours a relaxation

Indian Railways mulls incubators to promote start-ups

On an annual basis, we'll seek out solutions to Indian Railways' most critical problems through 'innovation challenge': Suresh Prabhu

Remove Rs 1 lakh cr subsidies enjoyed by the well-off: Economic Survey

Rich getting undeserved subsidies on account of gold, cooking gas, kerosene, electricity, railway fares, ATF plus the small savings scheme

Economic Survey: Street view

Weakened global economic outlook, sharp drop in commodity prices and poor corporate earnings have taken a toll on the market performance over the last one year

Capital raising up despite market volatility: Economic Survey

Sharp fall in share prices, however, clouds outlook for now

Word cloud decoding the Eco Survey

Economic Survey primer

Economic Survey: No great expectations

Global headwinds, local disappointments to keep growth at 7-7.5%; Survey suggests exit policy for firms, wants RBI to ease liquidity & cut rates

Prabhu's freight corridors dream hinges on GST

FMCG, automobile industries say if GST regime kicks in, rail hubs can take Make in India to a new high

Economic Survey suggests RBI to dig into its reserves to recapitalise banks

If the recommendation is accepted, it would release more than Rs 5 lakh crore from RBI reserves

Economic Survey favours capping subsidised fertiliser bags to check diversion

The Survey said this will be a more effective method of financial inclusion than replacing fertiliser subsidy with cash

Barriers in exit routes for firms hurt the economy

Country had a transition from 'socialism with a limited entry to marketism without exit'

Create millions of good jobs to exploit demographic dividend: Economic Survey

Workers can choose between higher take-home and contributing part of salary to EPF

Economic Survey hints at higher tax on gold, sparks market worry

While an import duty is ruled out, a small excise duty on jewellery manufacturing can be on the cards

Railway push to grab auto transport pie

Automakers in the south are expecting a reduction of 10-15% in cost of transporting vehicles

Govt's LED drive to save over Rs 45,000 crore : Economic Survey

By March 2019, government is planning to replace 77 crore incandescent bulbs with LED and 3.5 crore conventional streetlights with energy-efficient LED lights

India can gain over $500 bn yearly joining TPP: Economic Survey

By joining an expanded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) or participating in a comprehensive Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) and the country's national income would expand by 4%, or $200 bil

Economic Survey: The transmission conundrum

It adds that while policy rates have been reduced substantially with four rate cuts of 125 basis points in 2015, bank lending rates have only fallen by around 50 basis points

Economic Survey 2015-2016 in Numbers

Business Standard sums up the Economic Survey 2015-2016 through graphs