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Consumption shift

Regular updates will better inform policy

Fresh NPS adoption by companies rises 9% in December, shows NSO data

The corporate component of the scheme is voluntary in nature and includes people working in public sector organisations, private limited companies or public sector banks, among others

Fresh NPS adoption by corporate sector slips to 34-month low in Nov: NSO

Data shows that the addition of new monthly subscribers under the corporate segment fell by approximately 25 per cent to 7,728 in November from 10,341 in October

The rural push

Labour market conditions can affect long-term growth

IIP growth at 8-month low in November, retail inflation rises in December

Retail inflation in December, on the other hand, rose to a four-month high because of a seasonal spike in the prices of vegetables, fruits, and pulses that the Reserve Bank of India has already factor

Growth adjustments

Weak consumption demand is a risk

GDP numbers for FY24 show discrepancies of Rs 2.59 trillion: NSO data

Discrepancies in computation of advance estimates of the country's Gross Domestic Product for 2023-24 stood at Rs 2.59 lakh crore as against (-) Rs 3.80 lakh crore in 2022-23 and (-) Rs 4.47 lakh crore in 2021-22, according to National Statistical Office (NSO). On Friday, the NSO released its first advance estimates of national accounts which showed that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or Indian economy will grow at 7.3 per cent in 2023-24, slightly higher than 7.2 per cent in 2022-23. According to data, there were discrepancies of Rs 2.59 lakh crore as against (-) Rs 3.80 lakh crore in 2022-23 and (-) Rs 4.47 lakh crore in 2021-22. Discrepancies in the statistical GDP data refer to the difference in national income under production method and expenditure method. According to experts, there will always be some discrepancies in national accounts because of delay in reporting of information by various agencies including state governments. About the high level of discrepancies in th

India's GDP may grow 7.3% in FY24: Govt's first advance estimates

Construction, manufacturing likely key drivers; weak consumption growth among major concerns

NPS adoption dips to 4 month low in October amid corporate slowdown: NSO

Since the union government has mandated the NPS for all its new employees, this can be used as a proxy to gauge fresh recruitments at the central level

IIP surges 11.7% in October; retail Inflation jumps to 5.55% in November

IIP surges 11.7% in Oct; uptick in food prices lifts retail inflation to 5.55% in Nov

NPS adoption by govt employees hit 6-month high in September: NSO data

Earlier, 85,586 new subscribers had joined the NPS in March

IIP growth slows down to 3-month low of 5.8% in September: NSO data

The growth in manufacturing output decelerated to 4.5 per cent, whereas output in electricity and mining accelerated to 9.9 per cent and 11.5 per cent respectively from last month

Annual survey on informal sector to begin, despite delays in prior reports

Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation believes that the use of computer-based survey may expedite the results of the 2023-24 Annual Survey on Unincorporated Sector Enterprises

Why income support schemes tend to elude tenant farmers: Grassroots studies

PM-Kisan is a central government scheme of 2018 that gives Rs 6,000 a year as minimum income support to small and marginal farmers

NPS adoption by govt sector at 5 month high in August, shows NSO data

Earlier, 85,586 new subscribers had joined the NPS in March 2023

Sept retail inflation at 3-mnth low of 5.02%; Aug IIP growth rises to 10.3%

Food inflation also declined to a three-month low of 6.56 per cent in September from 9.94 per cent in August

Salaried employment slips in 12 major states, UTs, shows PLFS data

It's widely held that salaried roles, which guarantee consistent wages, offer better job security than casual positions or self-employment

India's jobless rate at 6-year low; wage employment share shrinks

The unemployment rate under the so-called "usual status" during the one-year period declined for the fifth consecutive year since its launch in April 2017

Urban jobless rate falls for second consecutive quarter to 6.6 % in Q1

The jobless rate in urban areas had been on a continuous decline since the high of 12.6 per cent recorded in the Covid-affected April-June quarter of FY22

Fresh NPS corporate subscribers at 12-month high in July, shows NSO data

Of the 29,333 subscribers under the corporate sector, three-fourths of the subscribers belonged to the age group of 29 years and above