The transfer of these resources to states constituted 3.36 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) during UPA rule against 4.24 per cent during NDA rule so far
For FY26, OECD has kept its growth forecast for India unchanged at 6.5 per cent
To bring down the debt burden, the government has taken various measures like increasing the tax revenue buoyancy, enhancing the public expenditure effectiveness, commitment to reducing fiscal deficit and augmenting the productive efficiency, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday. In addition to strengthening the financial system, the government has more than doubled its effective capital expenditure from Rs 6.57 lakh crore in 2020-21 to Rs 13.71 lakh crore and Rs 14.97 lakh crore in 2023-24 (BE) and 2024-25 (BE), respectively, to crowd in private investments, she said in the Lok Sabha. The government's emphasis on increasing capital expenditure will not only boost the investments, but also return a higher GDP growth to lower the debt burden, she said. Simultaneously, she said, the state governments have been incentivised to increase their capital spending through measures like 50-year interest-free capex loans and front-loading of tax devolution instalments. Various .
Our potential growth rate is somewhere between 6.5 and 6.8 per cent and it is not 6 per cent as the international agencies used to estimate, he says
Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth spoke on the government's thinking behind the major budget projections and the fiscal math
The cornerstone of this Budget is a commitment to foster global competitiveness among Indian enterprises, attract foreign investments, and bolster startups and innovation-driven ecosystems
It carefully allocates public resources and commits to reduce the country's fiscal debt
In the ongoing phase of transformation health care stands as a foundational element
Dr. Trehan also said that the schemes started by the Government of India, like Ayushman Bharat, are life saviours for people
Tax buoyancy measures change in tax growth as a result of GDP expansion. Buoyancy at more than one means the GDP growth rate has led to a higher increase in tax receipts
The report states that a common thread through all the reforms undertaken during the last nine years has been the use of technology and digital platforms
India is expected to become the third-largest economy in the world with a GDP of USD 5 trillion in the next three years and touch USD 7 trillion by 2030 on the back of continued reforms, the finance ministry said on Monday. Ten years ago, India was the 10th largest economy in the world, with a GDP of USD 1.9 trillion at current market prices. Today, it is the 5th largest with a GDP of USD 3.7 trillion (estimate FY24), despite the pandemic and despite inheriting an economy with macro imbalances and a broken financial sector, said the ministry's January 2024 review of the economy. "This ten-year journey is marked by several reforms, both substantive and incremental, which have significantly contributed to the country's economic progress," it said. These reforms, it added, have also delivered an economic resilience that the country will need to deal with unanticipated global shocks in the future. The ministry said that in the next three years, India is expected to become the ...
Gross domestic product increased at a 3.3% annualized rate, according to the government's preliminary estimate out Thursday. For all of 2023, the economy expanded 2.5%
"The tentative revival of optimism last autumn has turned out to be very short-lived," said ING economist Carsten Brzeski, forecasting another shallow recession this year of -0.3%
India may peg its gross market borrowing for next fiscal year at between 15 trillion rupees ($180.47 billion) and 15.5 trillion rupees
It added that India's economic forecast faces a significant risk in the event of a prolonged spell of disruptions
Of the 10 research reports by forecasting agencies that Business Standard analysed, eight expect a fiscal deficit at 5.3 per cent of the GDP for FY25, while two agencies have pegged it at 5.4 per cent
"In India, potential output is picking up with actual output running above it, although the gap is moderate," the RBI said in an article titled 'State of the Economy'
Rating agency ICRA has projected the GDP growth rate to slow down to below 6 per cent in the December quarter, mainly account of sharp fall in kharif crop output, and weak progress in rabi sowing for some crops. india had registered a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of 7.6 per cent in the July to September period. The rating agency said the year-on-year growth in ICRA Business Activity Monitor eased for the second consecutive month to a six-month low of 8.1 per cent in December 2023 -- as against 7.9 per cent in December 2022 and 9.6 per cent in November 2023. "This can be attributed to a combination of factors, including easing in momentum of activity after the end of the festive period, tapering of demand for electricity and petrol with the onset of the winter season in North India, as well as unfavourable base effects for some indicators," it said. Despite a moderation in year-on-year growth, the index witnessed a sequential uptick of 1.4 per cent in December 2023, driv
Observing that headline inflation substantially eased from the elevated level seen in the summer of 2022, Das said price momentum was easing across core goods and services