Reform Package of the Fertilizer Sector The Economic Survey 2015-16 presented here today in the Parliament by the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley emphasizes that the Government budgeted Rs. 73,000 crore- about 0.5 per cent of GDP- on fertilizer subsidies in 2015-16. Nearly 70 per cent of this amount was allocated to urea, the… Read More »
Economy will continue to Weather Global Sluggishness with Resilience; Outlook of Multilateral Institutions positive for India Multilateral Institutions in their latest assessments have underlined that in the short run, Indian growth may fall short of its growth potential of 8-9 per cent, but the economy could continue weathering the global sluggishness with resilience and consolidate… Read More »
Agriculture Sector needs a Transformation to ensure Sustainable Livelihoods for the Farmers and Food Security Economic Survey Emphasizes to Improved Productivity in Agriculture Disbursal of Subsidy on Fertilizers should Shift to DBT Fixed Amount of Subsidy in the case of P And K Fertilizer Subsidy There needs to be a Shift to Demand-Driven Agricultural Advisory… Read More »
Making Investments in Maternal Nutrition and Sanitation and Changing Social Norms to Enhance their Effectiveness can help to Exploit India’s Demographic Dividend The National Food Security Act and Swachh Bharat are part of the Government’s Policy Agenda to Improve Maternal and Early Life Health The Economic Survey 2015-16 presented today in the Parliament by the… Read More »
Economy to clock more than 7 per cent growth this fiscal; Economic Survey 2015-16 predicts over 8 per cent growth in next couple of years. The Economic Survey 2015-16 presented here today in the Parliament by the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley emphasizes that Indian economy will continue to grow more than 7 percent… Read More »
Impressive strides made in the power sector in the last two years: addition of record generation capacity, moves towards one market in power, reform of discoms and development of renewable energy Time is ripe for industries to absorb excess generation capacity through “Open Access” to energize “Make in India” A progressive tariff structure can reduce… Read More »
India Ranks First in Milk Production, Accounting for 18.5 Per Cent of World Production India Recording A Growth of 6.26 % whereas World Milk Production Increases by 3.1 % Per Capita Availability of Milk in India has Increased from 176 grams per day in 1990-91 to 322 grams per day by 2014-15 Egg and Fish… Read More »
Twin balance sheet Challange of Public Sector Banks and Corporate Houses Economic Survey 2015-16 cautions that one of the most critical short term challenges confronting the Indian economy is the twin balance sheet problem – the impaired financial positions of the Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and some corporate houses. The twin balance sheet challenge is… Read More »
In order to provide Food Security, in the current Agriculture Scenario, India has to Focus on Supplies which are timely and Uninterrupted and Affordable for the Poor 57 % of Households had Calorie intake below 2160 KCal/Consumer unit/day Average Protein intake Per Capita per day Rises Steadily India Has the Second Highest Number of Undernourished… Read More »
Indian Economy needs to create enough “good” Safe Productive well-paying Jobs The Economic Survey 2015-2016 stresses that India being in the midway through its demographic dividend is providing an economic growth in terms of the working age share of the population. Hence to exploit this dividend and meet the growing aspiration of those entering the… Read More »