India’s January-March GDP growth sank to 3.1 per cent, a low not seen in at least 17 years
Former Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian said on Wednesday that India’s general government deficit could run into double digits and the debt-GDP ratio may rise to 85 per cent. He added that the twin-balance sheet problem was likely to get aggravated this year.
Speaking at a webcast interaction organized by EY, Subramanian also said that while India’s labour laws have been traditionally stifling, the way they are being dismantled by some states would take away protection of the workers.
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“The manner and content of these reforms, especially in the context of the migrant crisis, they probably have undermined basic protections for workers which were absolutely critical,” Subramanian said.
“This will be a very difficult year in terms of the economy. We should brace ourselves for a pretty sharp decline in GDP growth. We should also brace ourselves for the fact that India’s fiscal situation may be bad, and the fiscal deficit for centre and states combined will be in double digits,” he said.
India’s January-March GDP growth sank to 3.1 per cent, a low not seen in at least 17 years. For 2020-21, many agencies, including the Reserve Bank of India, expect the GDP to contract.
Source: Business Standard
