FM tables economic survey; economy projected to grow at 6.5% in FY24

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has tabled the Economic Survey in the Lok Sabha. The survey expects India's economy to grow at 6.5 per cent in 2023-24 compared to 7 per cent in the current fiscal (2022-23), and 8.7 per cent in 2021-22. It says that India will remain the fastest growing major economy in the world, driven by private consumption, higher capex, strengthening corporate balance sheet, credit growth to small businesses and return of migrant workers to cities.

The Survey also talks about the post-COVID economic recovery and says that the Economy has nearly "recouped" what was lost, "renewed" what had paused, and "renerengised" what had slowed during the pandemic and since the conflict in Europe. The Economic Survey has also highlighted that though RBI’s projection of 6.8 per cent inflation this fiscal is outside the upper target limit, but it’s not high enough to deter private consumption, and also not too low to weaken inducement to invest.