Given the government's cautious fiscal response to the pandemic so far, it seems unlikely that it will drop the ball on consolidation in the upcoming Budget
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
India is likely to post a current account surplus after a gap of 17 years, the survey said
Government of India and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) together announced a total stimulus worth Rs 29.87 trillion, which is 15 per cent of national GDP, the Survey said
The Covid-19 pandemic affected the residential property market during the April-June period last year
A 46 per cent jump from the preceding financial year, with rights issue remaining the most preferred route for financing business needs
The economic survey forms a basis for the Union Budget
The survey has put the blame of the current banking crisis on the zombie lending following the Global Financial Crisis in 2008
The response restricted the Covid-19 spread by 3.7 million cases, the survey said
IBC has ushered in significant behavioural changes, the survey said
The Survey emphasised that the year after the crisis will require sustained and calibrated measures to facilitate the process of economic recovery
The survey's projections form the basis for key figures in the budget, due to be delivered on Monday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
The govt's PLI scheme can aid job creation, according to the Survey, which has laid out 10 ideas towards achieving and sustaining a higher growth rate
Online schooling has taken off in a big way during the Covid-19 pandemic
The survey said new sources of price data also need to be incorporated in the wake of increasing retail e-commerce transactions
Appropriate strategy needs to be designed for the country to achieve SDG goals by 2030, according to the Economic Survey 2020-21