Demand in economy will rise when uncertainty is not there: CEA Subramanian

22 Jun 2020 Evaluate

Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Krishnamurthy V Subramanian has said that demand in the economy will increase when the uncertainty regarding health in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak ends. He said that discretionary spending in the economy has not risen due to uncertainty regarding health in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. Unlike in countries such as the US where people buy food after getting cash transfers, the scenario is different in India.

He said ‘in India, we have a public distribution system which provides food to the people. So, people in our country resort to precautionary motive due to uncertainty’. According to him, this uncertainty arising out of the health factor will stay until a vaccine for COVID-19 is developed, and spending will not pick up till then.

Further, he mentioned that People will save more and the right time for increasing demand is when uncertainty is not there. He said the government is cognizant of the fact that there is a need to increase demand in the economy. He said that the Jan-Dhan account holders have a high marginal propensity to consume, though they are saving more at the moment.

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