NCAER in the News

Opinion: C.S. Mohapatra. Policies have sought to promote participation in financial markets, but investor ignorance and negligence as well as fraudulent activities are impediments to growth. India’s financial sector has grown exponentially over the past two decades. One major contributor to this is the rising participation of private investors in financial markets coupled with digitalisation....   Read More

Highlights

  • India must focus on areas it has comparative advantage rather than fear rise of China

    Much of China’s economic success is due to the rapid growth in its exports. The share of China’s GDP in world GDP quintupled – from 3.62 per cent in 2000 to 14.80 per cent in 2015 – even as India’s share rose from just 1.43 per cent to 2.82 per cent during the same period....   Read More

  • The politics of perceptions

    Material change matters but perception too determines a feeling of deprivation. Prosperity good governance and a focus on fairness rather than electoral pandering often elicit greater political support Public discontent is like a chameleon. When we see it we know it must have been hiding in plain sight for a while; but until we spot...   Read More

  • Press Release: Mid-Year Review of the Economy 2016-17

    “NCAER forecasts 2016-17 GDP growth at 7.6 percent”   NCAER’s 2016-17 Mid-Year Review of the Indian Economy  The National Council of Applied Economic Research released its 2016-17 Mid-Year Review of the Indian Economy (MYR). The MYR presents the most comprehensive independent assessment of the Indian economy as the Indian Government and its Ministry of Finance begin...   Read More

  • Economic Times-Economy likely to grow at 7.6 per cent in 2016-17: NCAER

    NEW DELHI: Economic think­tank NCAER has pegged India's GDP growth at 7.6 per cent for the current fiscal on back of pick­up in rural demand and "positive signals" on the manufacturing front. India's economy had expanded at 7.6 per cent in 2015­16. On one hand it said the anticipated improvement in the agricultural sector and...   Read More

  • Business Standard-Economy likely to grow at 7.6 pc in 2016-17: NCAER

    Economic think­tank NCAER has pegged India's GDP growth at 7.6 per cent for the current fiscal on back of pick­up in rural demand and "positive signals" on the manufacturing front. India's economy had expanded at 7.6 per cent in 2015­16. On one hand it said the anticipated improvement in the agricultural sector and the associated increase...   Read More

  • Janani Suraksha Yojana pays dividends: Study

    A new study brings in first conclusive evidence of the role played by Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) in reducing ‘socioeconomic disparities’ existing in maternal care. The JSY was launched in 2005 as part of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) to improve maternal and neonatal health by promotion of institutional deliveries (childbirth in hospitals). According to a...   Read More

  • Laadli races up literacy ladder in Himachal

    The lower social stratification in Himachal Pradesh facilitates a smoother implementation of social programmes than in other states. The state government's campaign to promote "schooling as an essential part of every child's upbringing" has made literacy an accepted norm. A cherubic young girl carrying a heavy schoolbag on her drooping shoulders cheerfully negotiating the mountainous terrain with the...   Read More

  • Cos’ business confidence index grows 2.2% in June quarter

    Economic think-tank NCAER's business confidence index (BCI) registered a sequential increase of 2.2 per cent in June quarter of 2016-17 mainly driven by improvement in perception about economic conditions and financial position of firms in the next six months. The increase in BCI was helped by improvement in sentiment in two out of its four components the National Council...   Read More

  • Companies business confidence index grows 2.2% in June quarter

    Economic think-tank NCAER's business confidence index (BCI) registered a sequential increase of 2.2 per cent in June quarter of 2016-17 mainly driven by improvement in perception about economic conditions and financial position of firms in the next six months.   The increase in BCI was helped by improvement in sentiment in two out of its four components...   Read More

  • NCAER Companies’ business confidence index grows 2.2% in June quarter

    Economic think-tank NCAER's business confidence index (BCI) registered a sequential increase of 2.2 per cent in June quarter of 2016-17 mainly driven by improvement in perception about economic conditions and financial position of firms... The think-tank said BCI is developed on the basis of responses to four questions. Two of these are devoted to macro factors and the other two...   Read More