Economic Survey is rich in analysis and comparisons with international data and this makes it an important policy document as has been the case in previous years
The Economic Survey on Friday said that the monetary policy transmission has improved resulting in fast lowering of interest rate for borrowers.
Plans are afoot for plantation of 50 million trees on 20,000 hectare of land by 2030 as part of clean coal initiatives, the Economic Survey for 2020-21 said on Friday.
The rebound will follow an estimated 7.7 per cent contraction in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the current financial year ending March 31
There were some significant corrections due to COVID-19 induced uncertainty in the beginning of this financial year, however both Nifty-50 and BSE Sensex recovered strongly afterwards, the Survey said
The government must get rid of the forbearance window, provided by banks to borrowers due to COVID-19 induced economic challenges, as soon as the economy starts to revive, the Economic Survey said
The percentage of school students owning a smartphone in rural India has increased from over 36 per cent to 61 per cent in the last two years, the Economic Survey 2020-21 noted
CEA said growth leads to debt sustainability and even if India were to have real GDP growth rate as low as 3.8% each year from 2022-23 to 2028-29, the country's debt levels will still come down
The Economic Survey on Friday suggested the government to see farm sector as a "modern business enterprise" for which "urgent reforms" are required to enable sustainable and consistent growth
Internet and broadband penetration across both urban and rural areas progressed rapidly, and the reduced cost of data could enable the affordable access at a fast pace, Economic Survey said
There is a need to promote non-discriminatory practices at the workplace like pay and career progression, improving work incentives and social security benefits for women, said the Economic Survey
Drug pricing regulator NPPA undertook necessary steps to ensure availability of life saving essential medicines across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Economic Survey said on Friday.
The Indian IT-BPM sector witnessed a recovery in revenue growth at 7.9 per cent in FY2019-20, primarily driven by a significant boost in domestic revenue, as per the Economic Survey 2020-21
The government should reinvigorate the taxpayer grievance redressal system by giving it more teeth and making it independent of the tax department to help build trust in tax admin, the Survey said
India is reaping the "lockdown dividend" from the preventive measures it adopted at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic indicating its willingness to take short-term pain for long-term gain
The country attracted $30 billion in the first nine months of the year
India has emerged as one of the largest countries for flexi-staffing or gig and platform workers, the survey said
Economic Survey made a case for an optimal fiscal stance
With the ongoing vaccination drive, the contact intensive services sectors are expected to witness revival, the Economic Survey
The Economic Survey reaffirms that the worst is behind us and the economy would bounce back with a V-shaped recovery, India Inc said