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Page 8 - Latest Updates on Economic Survey

Eco Survey bats for sustained, calibrated measures to facilitate recovery

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

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Updated On : 30 Jan 2021 | 2:21 AM IST

Improved monetary policy transmission brings down interest rate: Eco Survey

The Economic Survey on Friday said that the monetary policy transmission has improved resulting in fast lowering of interest rate for borrowers.

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2021 | 10:04 PM IST

50 mn trees by 2030 as part of clean coal initiative: Eco Survey

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.

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2021 | 9:47 PM IST

Economy to witness 'V-shaped' rebound with 11% growth in FY22: Eco Survey

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

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2021 | 9:27 PM IST

Markets faced corrections due to Covid uncertainty in early FY21: Survey

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

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2021 | 9:37 PM IST

Forbearance an 'emergency medicine' not 'staple diet': Eco Survey

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

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2021 | 9:37 PM IST

School students owning smartphone in rural India up 61% in 2 yrs: Survey

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

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2021 | 9:02 PM IST

India's debt levels to reduce even in low-growth scenario, says CEA

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

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2021 | 9:02 PM IST

Need to see farming as modern biz enterprise; reforms needed: Eco Survey

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

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2021 | 8:55 PM IST

Reduced data cost could enable affordable access: Economic Survey

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

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2021 | 8:50 PM IST

Need to promote non-discriminatory practices at workplace for women: Survey

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

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2021 | 8:47 PM IST

NPPA ensured availability of essential drugs during pandemic: Eco 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.

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2021 | 8:37 PM IST

IT-BPM sector saw recovery in revenue growth at 7.9% in FY20: Eco Survey

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

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2021 | 8:34 PM IST

Taxpayer grievance redressal system needs more teeth: Economic Survey

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

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2021 | 8:31 PM IST

India reaping 'lockdown dividend' by saving lives, livelihood: Eco Survey

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

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2021 | 8:25 PM IST

India only emerging market to get equity FPI inflows in 2020: Eco Survey

The country attracted $30 billion in the first nine months of the year

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2021 | 8:21 PM IST

India emerges as leading country for flexi-staffing: Eco Survey

India has emerged as one of the largest countries for flexi-staffing or gig and platform workers, the survey said

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2021 | 8:19 PM IST

GDP growth leads to debt sustainability, says Economic Survey

Economic Survey made a case for an optimal fiscal stance

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2021 | 8:18 PM IST

Vaccination drive to help revive contact intensive services sector

With the ongoing vaccination drive, the contact intensive services sectors are expected to witness revival, the Economic Survey

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2021 | 8:15 PM IST

Eco Survey reaffirms worst behind; but govt support needed: Industry

The Economic Survey reaffirms that the worst is behind us and the economy would bounce back with a V-shaped recovery, India Inc said

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2021 | 8:14 PM IST