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There is a dual challenge of developing skills and utilizing them in a proper way. The Economic Survey 2014-15 has stated that as per the Labour Bureau Report 2014, the present skilled workforce in India is only 2 percent, which is much lower when compared to the developing nations. As per the report, the number …
Economic Survey says Services Sector Negotiations at WTO Crucial, Seeks Removing Market Access Barriers and Domestic Regulations India’s dynamic Services Sector clocked double digit growth rate of 10.6 per cent as per the Advance Estimate during the current financial year, as compared to 9.1 per cent in the last fiscal (FY 2013-14). Contributing almost 72.4 …
Clean Energy Cess Doubled to Rs.100 per Tonne to Mop up Rs. 17,000 Crores in NCEF India’s Action-Oriented Policies to Bring Rapid Development to People While Purposefully Addressing Climate Change The Economic Survey 2014-15 presented in the Parliament today says that India has made considerable progress in tackling climate change issues. The year 2015 is …
Economic Survey 2014-15 discusses the “Make in India” the flagship initiative and a key policy objective of the new government. The Survey contemplates “What should India make?Manufacturing or Services? ” As a prelude, the Survey states that, in order to bring about expansion and structural transformation, India should utilize its dominant resource of unskilled …
The Economic Survey 2013-14, presented today in the Lok Sabha by the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley, has noted that India’s foreign exchange reserves increased from US $ 292.0 billion at end March 2013 to US $ 304.2 billion at end march 2014. The Survey underlined that India continues to be one of the …
The Economic Survey 2013-14, presented today in the Lok Sabha by the Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley, has noted that India’s Balance of Payments (BoP) position improved dramatically in 2013-14, particularly in the last three quarters. This owed in large part to measures taken by the Government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) …
Survey calls for Revamping Social Sector Schemes like MNREGA, NRHM, and SSA; Favors Reforming the Food Market. GDP at constant prices is expected to grow in the range of 5.4 – 5.9 per cent in 2014-15. There are downside risks to the economy arising from a poor monsoon, the external environment and the poor investment …
Growth forecast for Next Fiscal to remain between 5.4 to 5.9 per cent. Improvements in Current Account and Fiscal deficits to spur higher growth in 2014-15 A record food grains production of over 264 million tonnes is estimated in 2013-14 indicating an increase of 20 million tonnes in last 5 years Indian economy is likely …
Performance of Core Industries and Infrastructure Services shows a Mixed Trend in 2013-14; Survey Calls for enhanced Infrastructure Investment, Improving Productivity and Removing Procedural Bottlenecks Major sector-wise performance of core industries and infrastructure services during 2013-14 shows a mixed trend. While the growth in production of power and fertilizers was comparatively higher than in 2012-13, …
The RBI in its Financial Stability Report, December, 2013 has indentified five sectors – infrastructure, iron and steel, textiles, aviation, and mining – as the stressed sectors. PSBs have high exposures to the “industry” sector in general and to such “stressed” sectors in particular. The survey mentions that the increase in NPAs of banks is …