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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

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 billion

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

The Economic Survey for 2015-16, tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday, pegged India's gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 7-7.75 per cent next financial over this year. The upper part of the range given in the Survey is slightly higher than the 7.6 per cent, officially pegged for the current financial year, while the lower part is way down.

Economic Survey: Farming gets due mention, but little else

The survey lacks the time-bound roadmap to move forward

Need to use public funds for climate change plans: Economic Survey

However, it needs to be emphasised that global finance is a critical enabler for the scaled up climate action plans, the survey said

Economic Survey: Govt's prudent fiscal roadmap puts ball in Rajan's court

Jaitley is likely to stick to fiscal consolidation on Monday; a rate cut on April 5 should be a fair expectation from the RBI governor

Economic Survey: FDI up 31% at $24.8 bn during Apr-Nov

The survey added, after the launch of 'Make in India' initiative in 2014, there is a nearly 40% increase in FDI inflows

Economic Survey: Where is the expected push for public investment?

Economists are now making a strong case for pushing up public spending further. But that would entail deviating from the fiscal consolidation roadmap

Economic Survey bats against cotton seed price control order

Enhancing competition through more players can help to check and reduce cases of price rigging and cartel formation, it added

CPSEs contribution dipped by Rs 20,000 crore in FY15: Economic Survey

The CPSEs had contributed Rs 2,20,981 crore to the central exchequer in 2013-14

Economic Survey accepts that GDP growth won't pick up

With its FY17 GDP projection at 7-7.5%, the Survey indicates that the underlying drivers of growth continue to be weak despite both fiscal and monetary stimuli

Economic Survey warns duty hike on aluminium to impact downstream industry

India, the world's second largest aluminium producer, produced 3.96 million tonnes in 2014-15

GST rollout to bring unprecedented reform: Economic Survey

The Goods and Service Tax (GST) bill has the potential to push India's GDP by 1%-2%

Economic Survey: 19,400 startups in India but exit valuation still low for investors

Arun Jaitley said startup sector in the country is witnessing 'unusual dynamism', focussed on e-commerce and financial services

India needs to push up tax-GDP ratio: Economic Survey

The survey also noted that the country needs to spend more on health and education

Subsidy bill expected to be below 2% of GDP: Economic Survey

The Economic Survey further states that the fertilizer subsidies are very costly, accounting for about 0.8% of GDP. They encourage urea overuse, which damages the soil, undermining rural incomes, agricultural productivity, and thereby economic growth

Economic Survey: Stresses upon creation of more 'good jobs'

The survey noted that there has been an increase in use of contract labour.