High CAD situation to remain for next two years: PM

01 Jul 2013 Evaluate

Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh has warned that current account deficit (CAD) will continue to remain high for two more years and has urged policy makers to take steps as quickly as possible to contain it. In the preface to the 12th Five-Year Plan document, the PM noted that the CAD will remain high in 2013-14 and will reach comfort levels after two years.

Manmohan Singh has stated that "The high CAD poses the challenge of having to ensure financing of a somewhat elevated deficit for two more years" and has said that this must be done through long-term capital flows, including FDI”. PM has opined that though India’s foreign exchange reserves are strong, they cannot be a source for financing prolonged deficits. Further, India's growth aspirations pose a challenge for its democratic system and requires a consensus about the 'difficult but necessary policy choices we face' amidst the country's 'vigorously competitive politics.' He expects 6.5% growth in the next year and said that to achieve its ambitious target of 8% growth through the 12th plan, India has to attain 9%-plus growth by 2015-16.

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