10:17 IST
Budget 2024, Economic Survey Live Updates: Markets Down In Early Trade
Equity benchmark indices declined in early trade on Monday along with weak global market trends.
The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 504 points to 80,100.65 in early trade. The NSE Nifty dropped 168.6 points to 24,362.30.
10:14 IST
Budget 2024, Economic Survey Live Updates: Check Timings
Economic Survey 2024 will be tabled at noon in Lok Sabha and at 2 pm in Rajya Sabha. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the document in the Parliament.
10:08 IST
Budget 2024, Economic Survey Live Updates: Boost Rural Economy
With Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gearing up to present the first Budget of the Modi 3.0 government, industry players expect that the government will come out with proposals to boost the rural economy and earmark adequate funds for agri-infrastructure development.
09:53 IST
Budget 2024, Economic Survey Live Updates
Economic Survey will examine various sectors such as agriculture, industry, and services. It assesses their performance, challenges, and growth prospects.
09:10 IST
Budget 2024, Economic Survey Live Updates: Focus on central theme
In Economic Survey the key aspect that many focus on is the central theme. Here’s a look at two previous themes;
2022: ‘Agile Approach’ – India’s economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023: ‘Recovery Complete’, marking the economy’s comprehensive rebound
09:07 IST
Budget 2024, Economic Survey Live Updates: Big-Budget day
On Tuesday, budget day, the Finance Minister will deliver the Union Budget to the Lok Sabha at 11 am. The budget speech will detail the government’s fiscal strategies, revenue and expenditure plans, taxation reforms, and other important announcements.
09:03 IST
Budget 2024: With Budget 2024 FM Nirmala Sitharaman Is Set To Create History; Here’s How
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to create history when she presents her seventh straight Budget on Tuesday for the fiscal 2024-25, surpassing the record of former prime minister Morarji Desai.
Sitharaman, who will turn 65 next month, was in 2019 appointed as India’s first full-time woman finance minister when Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a decisive second term. Since then, she has presented six straight budgets, including an interim one in February this year.
08:59 IST
Economic Survey 2024 Live: Is Economic Survey useful in Budget preparation?
The findings and recommendations of the Economic Survey are important inputs for the Union Budget. The Economic Survey helps in shaping the government’s fiscal policies and spending priorities for the upcoming financial year.
08:57 IST
Economic Survey Live 2024: How is Economic Survey Different from Budget?
While aspects of the Union Budget and the Economic Survey may be similar, there are key differences between the two:
- The Economic Survey provides economic overview of the past financial year with suggestions for the year ahead. Budget outlines goals and allocations for the financial year ahead.
- The survey consists of analysis, data, research and recommendations, and the Budget aims to meet requirements for policies, allocations and plans for the financial year ahead.
- The Survey serves as a detailed statistical report for journalists, educators, researchers and students, while the Budget is more broad and impacts the daily life and functioning of common people and corporates alike.
08:31 IST
Economic Survey Live 2024: What does the Eco Survey document show?
The Economic Survey summarises the success and failures of major development programmes, and tracks policy implementations and the country’s economic performance. It also provides an outlook for the upcoming financial year.
The document consists of two parts — Part A, which includes India’s economic developments and challenges and a broad review of the economy; and Part B, which analyses the past financial year over specific topics such as social security, poverty, education, healthcare, human development, and climate.
08:20 IST
Budget 2024: Economic Survey lists details of sector-specific trends
It includes details of major economic figures and sector-specific trends, serving as an independent reference for understanding the economic policies of the government and their impact.
08:09 IST
Budget 2024: When did Economic Survey come into existence?
The Economy Survey document may also give some idea about the tone and texture of the actual Budget for 2024-25, to be presented on Tuesday. The first economic survey reportedly came into existence in 1950-51, when it used to be a part of the budget documents. In the 1960s, it was separated from the Budget documents and presented the day before the Union Budget.
07:51 IST
Economic Survey 2024 Live: On Food Inflation
Yes, the Economic Survey gives a take on inflation and its trajectory so far. This will come as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) expects retail inflation at 4.5 percent in FY25.
07:49 IST
Economic Survey 2024 Live: What Mini Economic Survey said on GDP?
Mini Economic Survey released ahead of the interim Budget in February said that the estimated GDP growth rate will be close to 7 per cent for the ongoing fiscal year.
07:48 IST
Economic Survey 2024 Live: India’s GDP Growth Forecast
In the Economic Survey, you must focus on the GDP growth forecast for the ongoing financial year. In the last full Economic Survey presented on January 31, 2023, GDP growth was seen in the range of 6-6.8 per cent for FY24.
07:47 IST
Economic Survey 2024 Live: Who makes the Economic Survey
The Economic Survey is a document prepared by the Economic Division of the Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance. It is formulated under the supervision of the chief economic adviser.
07:38 IST
Budget 2024: What To Expect From Budget 2024?
This year’s Budget aims to outline a strong economic policy framework aligned with the government’s strategic objectives, particularly as India approaches its 2047 centennial celebrations.
Key priorities include strengthening rural development, ensuring job creation in labour-intensive sectors, supporting Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), advancing skill development initiatives and furthering the export of services. These initiatives are designed to fortify economic resilience and sustain growth amid global economic uncertainties.
As India awaits the presentation of the government’s full Union Budget, preceded by the Economic Survey, stakeholders from various sectors are eager for comprehensive insights into upcoming policy directions.
07:36 IST
Budget 2024: Budget Session To Begin Today
The Parliament’s Budget Session is set to start on July 22 and will span until August 12. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is slated to present the Union Budget on July 23. Leading up to this, the Economic Survey is likely to be tabled in Parliament on July 22, offering a detailed assessment of the country’s economic landscape.
07:35 IST
Budget 2024: What will be different about Economic Survey 2024?
Prepared by the Economic Division of the Department of Economic Affairs under the guidance of the Chief Economic Advisor (CEA), this document is traditionally presented in Parliament ahead of the Union Budget every year.
Usually, the government does not provide an extensive Economic Survey in years of an Interim Budget. This year, being an election year, the government presented an Interim Budget on February 1.
The Economic Survey, which offers a comprehensive economic outlook, is released following the general elections and after the new government has assumed charge.
So, this year, instead of the Economic Survey, a report titled ‘Indian Economy—A Review’ was released. According to a tweet by the Ministry of Finance in January 2024, “The Review consists of two chapters and takes stock of the state of the Indian economy and its journey in the last 10 years and offers a brief sketch of the outlook for the economy in the coming years.”
07:35 IST
Budget 2024: What Is Economic Survey Of India?
The Economic Survey, a document presented by the Union Finance Ministry, offers a comprehensive assessment of the nation’s economic health through critical indicators. It provides insights into the economic performance of the past fiscal year and charts a course for the year ahead. It’s hugely significant as it provides an outlook on growth, inflation rate and projection, forex reserves and trade deficits.