The Finance Ministry in its monthly economic report has said that approval of the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine provides strength to the optimism on both health and economic fronts, despite continuing surge in global cases and the potential challenge of a mutant strain. It noted that the effective management of COVID-19 spread despite the festive season and onset of the winter season, combined with sustained improvement in high-frequency indicators and V-shaped recovery along with easing of lockdown restrictions distinguish Indian economy as one riding against the COVID-wave.
According to the report, India has been successful in bending the COVID-curve till now, with reducing weekly/daily infections, rising recovery rate (now at around 95 percent) and one of the world's lowest case fatality rates. The downside risk, however, remains due to the spread of the UK variant and fatigue from social distancing guidelines. It added that the emphasis on continued observation of 'COVID appropriate' behaviour with the due exercise of caution and surveillance needs to be sustained.
Sharing improvement in some of the high-frequency data, the report said the sustained spurt in commercial and industrial activity was further corroborated by continued growth in PMI manufacturing, power demand, persistent improvement in E-way bills generated and highway toll collection rising above pre-COVID levels. It also said monthly GST collections attained their record levels in December. The gross GST revenue collected in December 2020 was Rs 1,15,174 crore, the highest since the introduction of Goods and Services Tax from July 1, 2017.
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