Page 29 - Latest Updates on Economic Survey
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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%
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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, agri
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Economic Survey: Stresses upon creation of more 'good jobs'
The survey noted that there has been an increase in use of contract labour
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Economic Survey: India needs debate on GM crops, hybrids to facilitate introduction
The Survey said that due to consecutive years of drought in the country the farm sector needs a transformation to ensure sustainable livelihoods for the farmers and food security for the population
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Containing fiscal deficit a challenge next fiscal: Economic Survey
As per the Survey, the economy is expected to see a growth of 7%-7.75% in 2016-17 while the government estimates GDP to expand by 7.6% in the current fiscal
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