The richest one per cent of India's population accounted for nine per cent of personal income in 1998 and their share rose to 12.6 per cent by 2012
Says Meeting Fiscal Deficit Target for FY17 challenging
31.2 million new telephone connections were added, while share of mining and quarrying fell to 2.1% of GDP
Moving away from central schemes, Survey for replacing Soil Health Cards with fertility maps
Quality of education in government schools has to be improved
The economic survey broadly appears to support a modest deviation
Survey says RBI's stance is 'neutral', not 'accommodative', as the central bank claimed
Lack of clarity about how the govt would find the finances to achieve the sustainable development goals
Interview with Chief Economic Advisor
Conventional subsidy bill of Rs 2.44 lakh crore, or 1.7 per cent of GDP, in 2015-16
Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile (JAM) trinity should be expanded
Need to reduce India's high tariffs in trade agreements
The Economic Survey, tabled in the Parliament on Friday, projects India to grow 8% in the next couple of years
The Survey also said that the average borrowings by banks have increased significantly in the immediate aftermath of US fed rate hike, resulting in appreciation of the rupee
The survey also called for 'aligning taxes and duties on domestic and commercial LPG users'
Banks must value their assets, as far as possible, close to the true value, as the Reserve Bank has been emphasising, the Survey said
Moves away from traditional style
Revamped presentation style of the Economic Survey
Says it makes a case for monetary easing and its discussion of the pros and cons of departing from the fiscal consolidation target favours a relaxation
Rich getting undeserved subsidies on account of gold, cooking gas, kerosene, electricity, railway fares, ATF plus the small savings scheme