India’s Cash-to-GDP Ratio

Cash-to-GDP Ratio or Currency in Circulation (CIC) to GDP Ratio or simply currency-to-GDP ratio shows the value of cash in circulation as a ratio of GDP. Implications of higher Cash-GDP Ratio There are two dimensions of cash viz. its function and its nature / origin. ..

Economic Survey 2016-17: Observations on Demographic Dividend

Demographic Dividend refers to a demographically linked economic boost caused by a rise in the working age population {15-59 years or in some cases 15-64 years} and consequent drop in the dependency ratio. A country is expected to reap the ..

Trade-GDP Ratio: Meaning and India’s Ratio

The trade-to-GDP ratio is obtained by dividing trade over a period by GDP of same period. It is expressed as percentage of GDP. It is also used as a measure of openness of an economy and thus is called trade openness ratio. ..

Credit Expansion: Meaning, Role and India’s Credit-GDP Ratio

Credit means loan and credit expansion means that people are taking more loans. The increase in loans for the private sectors, individual, and public organisations is credit expansion. Credit to GDP ratio is seen as an indicator of credit expansion ..

Total Social Financing (TSF)

Total Social Financing (TSF) is a liquidity measurement tool used in China since 2011. It has become prominent in recent times as a measure of monetary policy in that country. It sums up total fund raising by the non-state entities ..

Economic Survey 2016-17: Chapter-14: From Competitive Federalism To Competitive Sub-Federalism: Cities As Dynamos

In this chapter, the survey has focussed on “urbanization” and “competitive sub-federalism” with respect to cities and districts of the country. It has also discussed the challenges faced by Urban local bodies. The summary of this chapter is as follows: ..

Economic Survey 2016-17: Chapter-13: The ‘Other Indias’: Two Analytical Narratives (Redistributive and Natural Resources) on States’ Development

In this chapter, the survey has focussed on Models of development in India; Analysis of aid led development in world; India’s redistribution transfer of resources on state development; Natural resources curses and the way ahead. Peninsular Model of Development Peninsular ..

Economic Survey 2016-17: Chapter-12: India on the Move and Churning: New Evidence

In this chapter, the survey has done an analysis of strong patterns of internal migration in India. The survey says that labour moves to urban centres and across the states, we have always known this. The free movement of labour ..

Economic Survey 2016-17: Chapter-10 – One Economic India: For Goods and in the Eyes of the Constitution

In this chapter, the survey has analyzed the degree of economic integration done in last 70 years while keeping in focus the inter-state trade within the country. India’s internal trade to GDP ratio is around 54% which is comparable to ..

Economic Survey 2016-17: Chapter-10: Income, Health & Fertility: Convergence Puzzle

India’s continued success as a federation depends on the progress of each of its individual states, so a reasonable standard for assessing how well the states are doing.  In Chapter 10, The economic survey has focused on how different states ..