In a first, the government has used a pink cover for the Economic Survey 2018, stressing on its “commitment to women empowerment”. The survey, tabled earlier in the day by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, expects India’s GDP growth in 2019 to be between 7 and 7.5%, against 6.5% in the current fiscal. It points to a 50% increase in the number of indirect taxpayers after the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST). It says that agriculture, education and employment are likely to be the focus areas in the medium term. The Economic Survey, however, voices concern over the rising oil prices. Soon after it was introduced, the Sensex jumped 315 points. The survey has been tabled three days before the Narendra Modi government presents its last full-fledged budget ahead of Lok Sabha elections next year. The Budget Session officially after President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to the joint sitting of Parliament, in which he pitched for smooth passage of triple talaq bill. A similar appeal was made by PM Narendra Modi earlier.
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