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 post-Covid economy is showing a strong recovery and all the indicators show that the economy is going for double-digit growth not only this year but also on a sustainable basis, over a period it will see a strong growth rate or higher single-digit growth - BJP headquarters
Agriculture was the only sector of the economy that withstood the vagaries of the Coronavirus scourge, growing by 3.4 per cent in FY 2020-21, when other sectors floundered, and the economy shrank by 7.2 per cent. Demand for tractors, agricultural implements, fertilisers etc kept the cash registers of many manufacturing concerns ringing
The agriculture sector has been pandemic resilient. Its output is 8 percent above the pre-pandemic level. A below-normal monsoon poses a risk to its growth in FY22.
IT services and technology sectors contribute to more than 60 per cent of the AI market, followed by BFSI, engineering and retail.
"Even with a 9.5 per cent GDP growth in 2021-22, there will be substantial slack in the economy and demand pressures may take some more time to become evident," it said.
