India’s economy to attain size of USD 34.7 trillion by 2047: PHDCCI
The Indian economy is displaying robust growth post Covid pandemic despite continued global headwinds, the industry body said.
The Indian economy is displaying robust growth post Covid pandemic despite continued global headwinds, the industry body said.
The growth projection for the current fiscal is lower than the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and government’s projection of 7 per cent.
Coming as a positive development for the Indian economy, the Fitch rating agency has raised its estimate for India's economic growth for this fiscal year and next.
She highlighted that the Direct Benefit Transfer of Rs 34 lakh crore using PMJDYY has led to Rs 2.7 lakh crore of savings of the government.
The Finance Ministry’s review of the Indian Economy, a document which runs over 70 pages, takes stock of the state of the country’s economy and its journey in the last 10 years.
The Consumer Food Price Index, increased at a slower rate of 9.43 per cent in November from 11 per cent in October.
The economy had shrunk by an unprecedented 23.9 per cent in the first quarter of this fiscal due to the coronavirus pandemic and resultant lockdowns.
It can be noted that the Indian economy contracted by 23.9 per cent in the first quarter of the fiscal year, and the RBI expects the economy to shrink by 9.5 per cent in FY21.
In the manufactured products category, inflation stood at 2.12 per cent in October, compared to 1.61 per cent in September.
The contraction is ebbing with gradual normalisation in activities and expected to be short-lived.