Economic Survey Report Current Affairs, GK & News

Fiscal Deficit of GoI touched 132% of full year target

February 1, 2020

On January 31, 2020, the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) released data on fiscal deficit of Government of India. According to the report, the fiscal deficit of India touched 132.4% of the full-year target in December, 2019. Highlights The gap between revenue and expenditure is terms as fiscal deficit. According to the CGA data, the ..

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Economic Survey suggests “Assemble In India Model” to create 80 million jobs

February 1, 2020

The Economic Survey 2019-20 suggests a new idea of “Assemble in India” model to create 80 million jobs in the country. The model will also help India achieve its 5 trillion USD economy target. Highlights The report suggests that India should benefit from the China-US trade war situation by increasing export manufacturing. It also says ..

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Economic Survey: National Food Security Act Coverages should be reduced

February 1, 2020

The Economic Survey was tabled by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman in the Parliament on January 31, 2019. The Survey says that the subsidies under National Food Security Act (NFSA) should be sharply reduced Highlights The Survey suggests that the coverage of the act should be reduced to 20% of the population. On the other ..

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Economic Survey Report for 2018-19 of Delhi

February 25, 2019

The government of Delhi has tabled the Economic Survey Report for 2018-19 in Delhi Assembly. The Survey report highlights the following facts and figures: Delhi witnessed a growth of 8.61% in 2018-19 and the GDP increased of Delhi at constant prices (inflation-adjusted) increased to Rs 5,54,908 crore during 2017-18. The tax collection registered a growth ..

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