Page 16 - Latest Updates on Economic Survey
Economic Survey suggests govt can monetise citizen's data as a public good
The government would be able to improve targeting in welfare schemes and subsidies by reducing errors, the Survey said
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Economic Survey: Need modest real interest rates to boost pvt investment
This savings behaviour also gives a key degree of freedom to policymakers as the savers and the borrowers can be disentangled
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MGNREGS can be used to gauge rural distress at grassroots level: Eco Survey
While employment-related National Sample Surveys (NSS) are carried out once in five-six years, district-level GDP is released irregularly
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Economic Survey eyes a virtuous self-sustaining growth cycle, says expert
The Survey establishes the primary role of savings in driving growth and calls for pushing up savings rates in order to enable an investment cycle funded from domestic resources
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Economic Survey 2019: Good suggestions on jobs, says expert
The Survey explicitly addresses the issue of a high investment rate substituting labour
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Swachh Bharat to external debt: Here're key points to know about Eco Survey
The critical external debt indicators reflect that India's external debt is not unsustainable
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Economic Survey 2019: Private investment in agriculture is falling
A key reason for waning private sector interest in the sector could be excessive regulations and control in the sector
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Economic Survey calls for 'sunset' clause on policy incentives to MSMEs
While large firms create permanent jobs in large numbers, according to the survey, young firms create more jobs at an increasing rate than older firms
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Economic Survey 2019: Govt must ensure predictable policy for India Inc
After falling for close to a decade since 2008, India's investment had turned the corner since the first quarter of 2017-18
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Economic Survey proposes connecting citizen data across ministries
Economic Survey explained how the cost of per gigabyte of storage has dropped from Rs 61,050 in 1981 to less than Rs 3.48 today
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Savings to labour reforms: What India can do to become $5-trillion economy
The investment cycle can be kick-started by public spending, which can crowd-in private spending
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Economic Survey 2019: Strong growth potential for discretionary majors
Economic Survey indicates an increase in spending by households on these, compared to necessities
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Index and labels: How Economic Survey plans to bring certainty in policy
The Survey stated that while India had secularly decreased domestic economic policy uncertainty since 2012 and had been exceptional in reducing this uncertainty since 2015
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8% annual growth needed for GDP to touch $5 trn by FY25: Economic Survey
Economic Survey says India must 'shift gears', get into 'virtuous cycle driven by investment'.
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Logjam in judiciary surmountable, 100% case clearance possible: Eco Survey
CEA suggests cutting down on holidays for Supreme Court, High Courts, using technology such as AI for all courts
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Govt policies must nurture 'infant' firms to create jobs: Economic Survey
Companies that have the potential to grow and create employment need nurturing, says Economic Survey.
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Eco survey urges behavioural economics nudge for socio-economic goals
The branch of economics has gained traction in policy making recently, becoming more popular after economist Richard H Thaler, known for his work on 'Nudge' theory, won Nobel in 2017
CEA rebuts Arvind Subramanian, says hard for govt to create wrong narrative
Former CEA Arvind Subramanian in his research paper last month mentioned that India's growth rate between 2011-12 and 2016-17 was overestimated
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Eco survey calls for raising retirement age, merging schools as India ages
The conclusions in the study, "India's Demography at 2040: Planning Public Good Provision for the 21st Century," will have major implications for many companies
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Govt appears to be pessimistic about economy: Chidambaram on Eco Survey
Chidambaram, who had four stints as finance minister, said the survey didn't have sector-wise growth projections.
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