Amid weakening of the rupee past 60/$ mark against the dollar and after RBI's status-quo policy, the government is now expected to announce specific measures to contain the yawning current account deficit, which has become a matter of concern not only for the battered rupee but also for the Indian economy.
Although, some steps like liberalizing FDI in dozen of sectors have been taken, there are surely some more on the anvil. Underscoring this, Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram Rajan said, “We are also exploring some other options for funding the CAD on sustainable basis and will announce specific measures in the next few weeks”. The government currently is also exploring ways, including measures to reduce imports and measures to incentivise or expand exports' to contain the CAD.
Earlier, in a move to shore-up investments, which could be used to fund the current account deficit (CAD), the government liberalized FDI limits in a dozen sectors, including allowing 100 per cent in telecom and higher limits in 'state-of-the-art' defence manufacturing, to boost the sagging economy.
The chief economic advisor has further exuded confidence that CAD would be brought down significantly this financial year, regardless of the growth of the outside world. The CAD touched a historic high of 4.8% of GDP in 2012-13, mainly on account of import of gold and petroleum products.
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