Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran has said the India’s economy is expected to grow at 6.5 per cent in the current fiscal (FY24) notwithstanding deficient monsoon rains. Nageswaran also said that there is no real cause for concern that inflation would spike out of control as both the government and the Reserve Bank of India are taking adequate steps to maintain supply and keep prices under check.
He said food inflation is likely to subside with the arrival of fresh stock and government measures. However, the impact of deficient rains in August is to be watched. He mentioned ‘There is momentum in economic activity in general and it is not driven by price-related distortions. Therefore our projections still are very comfortably placed at 6.5 per cent for the current financial year.’
Further, he said rising crude prices may warrant attention and prolonged geopolitical uncertainty and likely tighter financial conditions can pose risk to growth. India recorded economic growth of 7.8 per cent in the April-June quarter of 2023-24 against 13.1 per cent in the year-ago period. Besides, with regard to fiscal deficit, he said there is no threat to 5.9 per cent fiscal deficit announced in the Budget.
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