Economic Survey 2017-18
- GDP
to grow 7-7.5% in FY19; India to regain fastest growing major economy tag
- GDP
growth to be 6.75% in FY2017-18
- Policy
vigilance required next fiscal if high oil prices persist or stock prices
correct sharply
- Policy
agenda for next year -- support agriculture, privatise Air India, finish
bank recapitalisation
- GST
data shows 50% rise in number of indirect taxpayers
- Tax
collection by states, local governments significantly lower than those in
other federal countries
- Demonetisation
has encouraged financial savings
- Insolvency
Code being actively used to resolve NPA woes
- Retail
inflation averaged 3.3% in 2017-18, lowest in last 6 fiscals
- India
needs to address pendency, delays and backlogs in the appellate and judicial
arenas
- Urban
migration leading to feminisation of farm sector
- Rs
20,339 cr approved for interest subvention for farmers in current fiscal
- FDI
in services sector rises 15% in 2017-18 on reforms
- Fiscal
federalism, accountability to help avoid low equilibrium trap
- India’s
external sector to remain strong on likely improvement in global trade
- Technology
should be used for better enforcement of labour laws
- Swachh
Bharat initiative improved sanitation coverage in rural areas from 39% in
2014 to 76% in January 2018
- Priority
to social infrastructure like education, health to promote inclusive
growth
- Centre,
states should enhance cooperation to deal with severe air pollution
- Suvey
2017-18 in pink colour to highlight gender issues
- Indian parents often continue to have children till they have the desired number of sons
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