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A realistic survey of the Indian Economy

The upshot of the above figures is that despite being faced with a highly challenging external environment this year, overall, the India economy will emerge from it relatively unscathed

Economic Survey primer: Here are short notes on key economic policy issues

A few nuggets from the survey - recouping what was lost, and re-energising what had slowed down

Eco Survey projects FY24 GDP growth at 6-6.8%, sees investments picking up

Commodity prices will raise total import bill and add to unfavourable developments in current account balance, it says

India Inc's capex juggernaut on the roll, says Economic Survey 2023

Private capex at Rs 3.3 trillion recovers in first half FY 2023 vs Rs 2.6 trillion in first half of 2022

Public-private synergy set to boost climate-resilient infra: Eco Survey

This also comes as India has been trying to crowd in private investment for infrastructure ever since the onset of Covid-19 in 2020

Eco Survey: FDI, IPOs, simplified rules may accelerate M&As in insurance

The Survey points out that the highly competitive sector is already witnessing M&As as insurers have huge opportunities and volume to co-exist in the space

Real rural wages expected to rise as inflation eases: Economic Survey

Survey says agriculture needs 'reorientation' in view of new challenges

Rs 7.3 trn debt settled before initiating insolvency: Economic Survey

However, concerns have lately been raised over declining rates of recovery in comparison to their claims admitted through the IBC mechanism, resulting in large haircuts for lenders

Credit growth to sustain and spark virtuous cycle: Economic Survey

The year-on-year (YoY) growth in non-food bank credit sped up to 15.3 per cent in December 2022, with the credit growth broad-based across sectors, the Survey said

Govt health spend must hit 2.5% of GDP by 2025, says Economic Survey

At the same time, out-of-pocket expenditure as a percentage of total health expenditure has declined from 64.2 per cent in FY14 to 48.2 per cent in FY19

Eco Survey is assuring; believes we have completely regained lost ground

The Economic Survey 2023-24 is assuring and it affirms that we have completely regained lost ground, says Madan Sabnavis

Economic Survey: Labour markets, employment back to pre-pandemic levels

The Survey highlighted the measurement issues in calculating female LFPR

Economic Survey 2022-23: Industry and services regaining momentum

Gross value added in the industrial sector posted a stro­ng upturn, registering a growth rate of 3.7 per cent in H1, FY23, higher than the average growth of 2.8 per cent in H1 of the last decade

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Economic Survey 2022-23: Indian start-ups exploring reverse-flipping

Suggests simplifying tax layers, capital flow procedures like those in the US, Singapore

India vows to remain committed to net zero, yet defends use of fossil fuels

While the Survey documented India's position with respect to carbon emissions, it was silent on a domestic problem caused in part by coal burning: air pollution

Economic Survey: Non-fossil fuel energy capacity expected to triple by FY30

To achieve target for installed capacity, it will have to grow at CAGR of 16.25%

Optimistic outlook

Higher growth will need more reforms

Budget 2023: Tax sops, fiscal consolidation tight rope walk for Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will have to do a tight-rope walk between staying fiscally prudent and general public expectations of lower taxes and a wider social security net, while at the same time firing the engines of the economy before general elections. Sitharaman will on Wednesday present her fifth straight budget at a time when the economy is slowing due to global headwinds and specific sectors need attention. In the run-up to the Budget presentation, expectations are rife that she may tweak income-tax slabs to provide relief to the middle class and increase spending on the poor through programmes such as the rural job scheme while ramping up financial incentives for local manufacturing. But all this she has to do while staying on the course of the fiscal consolidation path. To her aid are inflation falling below the target and buoyancy in tax collections. Healthcare, education and the rural economy may get a first call on such revenues as well as sectors that create

Great potential in civil aviation sector; air travel rebounded: Eco Survey

The country's civil aviation sector has "great potential" owing to growing demand from the middle class, higher disposable incomes and favourable demographics, while air travel has rebounded with the lifting of the coronavirus pandemic-related curbs, according to the Economic Survey. The survey for 2022-23, tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, listed various factors that are helping the civil aviation sector, including the UDAN scheme, which has considerably enhanced regional connectivity through the opening of airports in the hinterland. Under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) scheme, which is aimed to facilitate/ stimulate regional air connectivity by making it affordable, the total number of tourism routes has increased to 59 and presently, 51 are operational. "The civil aviation sector in India has great potential owing to growing demand from the middle class, growth in population and tourism, higher disposable incomes, favourable demographics, and greater penetration of aviation .