Indian economy to achieve 6% growth on favourable monsoon: Rangarajan

23 Jul 2013 Evaluate

Buoyed by favourable monsoon condition, Indian economy will achieve a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6 per cent in financial year 2013-14, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) Chairman C Rangarajan said at an event in Tezpur University. Earlier this month, Rangarajan had said India’s economic growth rate is expected to be at least 6 percent in the 2013 -14 fiscal.

Further, Rangarajan said the government is also taking measures to control current account deficit. In this regard, the government is trying to curb demand of gold and petroleum products, which is the biggest constraint of the trade deficit. The government has further taken steps to minimise the imports of petroleum products by encouraging domestic production.

The economy grew at 4.8 percent in the fourth quarter of FY’13, while for the full year 2012-13, the economic growth was 5 percent, a decade low. Earlier, Reserve Bank of India has estimated the economy to grow at 5.7 percent in the current fiscal, while the Finance Ministry has forecast 6.1-6.7 percent growth.

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