LoginTop 10 Key Highlights of Economic Survey 2017 for UPSC Aspirants
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tabled the Economic Survey 2017 in the Parliament budget session.This Economic survey 2017 is very relevant for all UPSC aspirants as the document explains in the most comprehensive manner about how Indian economy performed in the last financial year; its challenges and future prospects.
Here are the 10 highlights of Economic Survey 2017 relevant for UPSC aspirants:
- The Economic survey 2016-17 pegs the economy to grow in the range of 6.75% to 7.25% in the post demonetization year.
- Universal Basic Income scheme projected as an alternative to the plethora of state subsidies for poverty alleviation and social welfare. But the idea is not ready for implementation yet.
- Demonetization to affect the growth rate by 0.25% – 0.50%, but expected to have long term benefits. This can be achieved through fast, demand driven re-monetization, tax reforms including GST.
- Twin balance sheet syndrome of leveraged companies and bad loan encumbered banks has continued.
- Demographic dividend to peak within the next 5 years and need to stress more on developing apparel and leather industries.
- Economic survey 2017 also explains how ‘Fiscal Activism’ embraced by advanced economies (AEs) is not relevant for India.
- Swachh Bharat Mission to promote a broader fundamental right to privacy for women.
- Growth of farm sector to improve (4.1% this fiscal), industrial sector to moderate (5.2%) and services sector to continue the success story (8.9%).
- Fiscal windfall is expected from Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana and low oil prices, while the benefits of GST will take time to realize.
- The Economic survey also points out that the capacity of the State in delivering essential services such as health and education is weak due to low capacity, high levels of corruption, clientelism, rules and red tape.
Being an UPSC aspirant, you must be aware of the economic Outlook of the country and the challenges faced by the country in various sectors of the Economy. As an annual document, Economic Survey 2016-17 will help you to revise the happenings in the Economic sector of our country round the year.
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