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ECONOMIC SURVEY CONSERVATIVELY PROJECTS A REAL GDP GROWTH OF 6.5–7 PER CENT IN FY25

ECONOMIC SURVEY CONSERVATIVELY PROJECTS A REAL GDP GROWTH OF 6.5–7 PER CENT IN FY25

REAL GDP GROWS BY 8.2 PER CENT IN FY24; EXCEEDS 8 PER CENT IN THREE OUT OF FOUR QUARTERS 

RETAIL INFLATION DECLINES TO 5.4 PER CENT IN FY24 DUE TO DEFT ADMINISTRATIVE AND MONETARY POLICIES

ECONOMIC GROWTH OF 8.2 PER CENT SUPPORTED BY INDUSTRIAL GROWTH RATE OF 9.5 PER CENT

29 STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES WITNESS INFLATION RATE BELOW 6 PER CENT 

INDIA’S BANKING AND FINANCIAL SECTOR DISPLAYS STELLAR PERFORMANCE; RBI MAINTAINS STEADY POLICY RATE 

DOUBLE-DIGIT AND BROAD-BASED GROWTH IN BANK CREDIT 

AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED ACTIVITIES WITNESS DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH IN CREDIT

RBI PROJECTS INFLATION TO FALL TO 4.5 PER CENT IN FY25 

INDIA TOP REMITTANCE RECIPIENT COUNTRY GLOBALLY WITH USD 120 BILLION IN 2023

SIX KEY FOCUS AREAS IN AMRIT KAAL – BOOST PRIVATE INVESTMENT, EXPANSION OF  MSMES, AGRICULTURE AS GROWTH ENGINE, 

FINANCING GREEN TRANSITION, BRIDGING EDUCATION-EMPLOYMENT GAP, AND CAPACITY BUILDING OF STATES

INDIA MAKES PROGRESS ON CLIMATE ACTION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY; 45.4 PER CENT INSTALLED ELECTRICITY GENERATION FROM NON-FOSSIL SOURCES

INDIA DECOUPLES ECONOMIC GROWTH FROM GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; GDP STANDS AT 7% WHILE EMISSIONS WERE AT 4% BETWEEN 2005-19

GINI COEFFICIENT DECLINES, UNDERSCORES SOCIAL SECTOR INITIATIVES REDUCE INEQUALITY 

MORE THAN 34.7 CRORE AYUSHMAN BHARAT CARDS GENERATED, 7.37 CRORE HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS COVERED 

22 MENTAL DISORDERS COVERED UNDER AYUSHMAN BHARAT

RAPID PROGRESS IN R&D, ONE LAKH PATENTS GRANTED IN FY24, COMPARED TO LESS THAN 25,000 IN FY20

NET PAYROLL ADDITIONS TO EPFO MORE THAN DOUBLES FROM 61.1 LAKH IN FY19 TO 131.5 LAKH IN FY24

GIG WORKFORCE TO EXPAND TO 2.35 CRORE BY 2029–30

AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORS REGISTER AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF 4.18 PER CENT OVER LAST 5 YEARS

ALLIED AGRI SECTORS EMERGING AS ROBUST GROWTH CENTRES AND SOURCES FOR IMPROVING FARM INCOMES

INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURE RESEARCH CONTRIBUTES TO FOOD SECURITY; FOR EVERY RUPEE INVESTED, PAYOFF OF ₹13.85

INDIA’S PHARMA MARKET WORLD’S THIRD LARGEST AT USD 50 BILLION

PLI SCHEMES KEY IN ACHIEVING ‘AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT’ ATTRACT ₹1.28 LAKH CRORE INVESTMENT 

INDIA’S SERVICES EXPORTS CONSTITUTE 4.4 % OF WORLD’S COMMERCIAL EXPORTS IN 2022

INDIA’S SHARE IN DIGITALLY DELIVERED SERVICES EXPORTS STANDS AT 6% IN 2023; INDIA HAS 1,580 GLOBAL CAPABILITY CENTRES 

INDIA WITNESSES 92 LAKH FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS IN 2023

INDIAN E-COMMERCE INDUSTRY SET TO CROSS USD 350 BILLION BY 2030

AVERAGE PACE OF NH CONSTRUCTION INCREASES 3 TIMES FROM 11.7 KM PER DAY IN FY14 TO AROUND 34 KM PER DAY BY FY24

RAILWAYS CAPEX INCREASES BY 77 PERCENT IN THE PAST 5 YEARS

NEW TERMINAL BUILDINGS AT 21 AIRPORTS OPERATIONALISED

MISSION LIFE FOCUSES ON HUMAN-NATURE HARMONY PROMOTING MINDFUL CONSUMPTION
 

ECONOMIC SURVEY 2023-24 HIGHLIGHTS

Economic Survey 2023-24 was tabled in Parliament today by Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. The main highlights of the Economic Survey are as follows;            

Chapter 1: State of the Economy – Steady as She Goes

Chapter 2: Monetary Management and Financial Intermediation- Stability is the Watchword

 

 

 

 

Chapter 3: Prices and Inflation- Under Control

 

 

 

Chapter 4 : External Sector – Stability Amid Plenty

Chapter 5: Medium-Term Outlook – A Growth Strategy for New India

Chapter 6: Climate Change and Energy Transition: Dealing with Trade-Offs

Chapter 7: Social Sector – Benefits that Empower

Chapter 8: Employment and Skill Development: Towards Quality

Chapter 9: Agriculture and Food Management – Plenty of Upside Left If We Get It Right

Chapter 10: Industry – Small and Medium Matters

 

Chapter 11: Services – Fuelling Growth Opportunities

Chapter12: Infrastructure – Lifting Potential Growth

 

Chapter 13: Climate Change and India: Why We Must Look at the Problem Through Our Lens

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