Category : Economy


Govt May Cut PSU Stake to 26%, Keep Control: Survey

The Economic Survey suggests reducing mandatory government stake in PSUs from 51% to 26% while maintaining effective control through special resolution rights, potentially unlocking significant monetization opportunities.

Rural Economy Improves, MGNREGS Demand Drops 53%

India's Economic Survey reveals a 53% decline in MGNREGS persondays as rural economy strengthens. Unemployment drops to 2.5%, with new Viksit Bharat Act modernizing rural employment guarantees.

CAG: Excessive Regulations Impede MSME Growth, Need Reforms

Comptroller and Auditor General K Sanjay Murthy expressed concerns about excessive regulatory burdens hindering MSME competitiveness and industrial growth, proposing simplification, digitalisation, decriminalisation, and elimination of redundant laws.

Economic Survey Supports QCOs, Cautions on Implementation

India's Economic Survey 2025-26 supports quality control orders for manufacturing but warns against poor design. It cites Milton Friedman to highlight global supply chain risks while noting QCO expansion and recent withdrawals.

New CPI Series: Food Weight Falls to 37%, Housing Rises

India's new CPI inflation series reduces food weight from 46% to 37%, based on updated household consumption patterns. This change aims to lower volatility in retail inflation, while housing weight increases, potentially pushing inflation higher.

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