Indian economy facing challenging situation: Prime Minister

30 Aug 2013 Evaluate

Amid rising concerns over the ongoing economic slowdown and domestic currency depreciating to a record low of over 68 to a dollar, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh conceded that the country is going through a difficult situation and had to reckon with the global economic uncertainties.

By adding further, Manmohan Singh said that, although domestic factors are responsible for the crisis, but international factors cannot be neglected for the prevailing economic slowdown. The changes in the US monetary stance and looming possibility of the US strikes on Syria are weighing down on the economy. Earlier, in August, Manmohan Singh had said that, prevailing slowdown in Indian economy would not last long as the government is working hard to cure the situation by enhancing the foreign direct investments (FDI) in various sectors and speed up the implementation of infrastructure projects. The government expects that Indian economic growth to recover to 6 percent in the FY14 from the decade low level of 5 percent recorded in the previous fiscal.  

At present, Indian economy is struggling with slowdown. All the macro-economic indicators have deteriorated with current account deficit (CAD) widening to a record high of 4.8 per cent of GDP in the previous fiscal and as the rupee value depreciated over 13 percent against dollar in 2013. Further rupee depreciation will prop up the country's inflation, as India is structurally an import intensive country.

 

 

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