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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2025 in Rajya Sabha on Friday, January 31. Here are the major takeaways.
The Indian economy is expected to grow at a rate of 6.3-6.8% in the coming financial year (2025-26) as compared to 6.4% in 2024-25 (FY25).
The country’s economic fundamentals remain strong on the back of measured government spending and stable consumer demand.
While the inflation rate eased to 4.9% during the April-December period of the current fiscal year, risks remain due to global political and economic uncertainties.
India's share in global IPO listings surged to 30% in 2024 from 17% in 2023, making it the top contributor to primary resource mobilisation in the world.
For the April-Dec period in 2024, the total resource mobilisation from primary markets (equity and debt) stood at ₹11.1 lakh crore, 5% more than the total amount mobilised in FY24.
Qualified Institutional Players (QIPs) emerged as the preferred equity fundraising mechanism for corporates, accounting for 11.4% of the total capital during FY25.
India’s forex reserves are at $640.3 billion, enough to cover 10.9 months of imports and 90% of external debt.
As of March 2024, India has 7.75 crore operational Kisan Credit Card (KCC) accounts with a loan outstanding of ₹9.81 lakh crore, benefitting more than 5.9 crore farmers.
The 'agriculture and allied activities' sector contributed nearly 16% to the country’s GDP in FY24, as per provisional estimates at current prices.
In order to achieve the 'developed India by 2047’ target, the country must achieve an average growth rate of around 8% at constant prices for the next 10 to 20 years.
India’s services sector’s contribution to the total gross value added (GVA) in the economy at current prices has increased to 55% in FY25 from 50.6% in FY14.
India’s education system has over 24.8 crore students across 14.72 lakh schools with 98 lakh teachers. The government schools make up 69% of the total schools.
A total of 1.18 crore houses have been sanctioned to beneficiaries under 'The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U)'.
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