India Inc.’s growth story – CII’s recommendations for Union Budget 2022 – 23
17 Jan 2022 We have witnessed multiple reforms and bold initiatives by the Government to bring the Indian economy back on track. Some key interventions which stand out includes the announcement of the new PSE policy, which places the private sector at the centre stage; the privatization of Air India, which sets the ball rolling […]
Electronics: The Fuel for New Age Automobiles
18 Jan 2022 Indian Automotive Industry has seen phenomenal growth and progress in last two decades coupled with intensified use of electronics. This has coincided with huge growth and proliferation of information technology and digitization, as also, triggered by growing concerns around vehicular emissions, safety and impact on environment. Indian electronics manufacturing ecosystem is still […]
Budget 2022: Infrastructure Investment for future growth
20 Jan 2022 The Union Budget period is a time when we, as a nation, reflect on our achievements and chalk out our path for the coming year. The Centre has so far been able to maintain its financial trajectory with the fiscal deficit at 46.2% of the Budget Estimate during the first eight months […]
Budget must pave way for ambitious decadal growth
21 Jan 2022 India’s economy has seen a sharp rebound after the first two waves of the Covid-19 pandemic and is expected to be the fastest growing major economy this year. It’s time for us to be ambitious and aim to be the fastest growing major economy for at least this decade. The forthcoming Union […]
The budget must aim at reforms and create new shock absorbers
21 Jan 2022 The Union Budget for 2022-23 is being announced in exceptional circumstances—a nascent economic recovery is gathering pace, investor confidence is on the upswing and Indian stock markets are booming. Yet, a spike in covid infections led by the Omicron variant and a third wave of the pandemic are creating some apprehensions over […]
Economic Recovery Post the Pandemic
21 Jan 2022 The pandemic affected economies around the world, with China being the only major economy registering positive growth in 2020. The policy support of the governments, vaccinations, a better understanding of the virus and how to deal with it, have all brought growth back. However, the post pandemic world of today is not […]
Union Budget 2022-23: Fostering a Stable Policy Environment
24 Jan 2022 With a week to go before the presentation of the Union Budget, considerable anticipation has started building up among economic players about what would be in store for them on the Budget day. Hence, at a time when the economy is showing distinct signs of recovery and there is a growing sense […]
A Budget for Sustained and Inclusive Growth
26 Jan 2022 The Union Budget is being presented at a time when the economy seems to have resumed its upward growth trajectory after the devastation caused by the first and second waves of Covid-19. As per advance estimates, the Indian economy is projected to grow at a rate of 9.2% during FY22 with gross […]
Nurturing the Unicorns and Soonicorns
28 Sep 2022 By creating an enabling policy framework supported by a robust ecosystem for nurturing the budding entrepreneurs and startups, India can further fuel the growth of startups and eventually of unicorns in India. India has emerged as the 3rd largest ecosystem for startups as well as the 3rd largest unicorn community globally. As […]
E-Vidya: Promoting Digital and Financial Literacy Amongst Underprivileged Women
27 Jan 2022 The Covid-19 pandemic accentuated several social inequalities. Amongst many others, inequalities in terms of access and use of information technology and financial services were stark. While the gender, social and geo-political barriers to digital financial access and the severity of barriers differ vastly by country, in India, the gender divide is sharp […]