-PTI New Delhi: The National Statistical Commission (NSC) has sought public comments on a panel report which showed that the economy grew at fastest pace under the Congress rule, amid a political row over the growth numbers. The report of the panel, constituted by the NSC, was made public last week. The government has maintained that the GDP Back Series Report 2011 was an unofficial document that has not been accepted by it....
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NR Bhanumurthy, professor of economics at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) and author of the series presented in a report to the National Statistical Commission, interviewed by Abhishek Waghmare (Business Standard)
-Business Standard "Under the new GDP series, there has been reallocation of a few items from one sector to another, from services to manufacturing sectors" The back series data of GDP released recently by a panel of experts has evoked sharp reactions among political circles and experts. N R Bhanumurthy, professor of economics at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, and the author of the series, presented in a report...
More »Did Modi just give an A+ to Manmohan on economy?
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: A government-appointed panel has estimated that the economy grew at a double-digit rate (10.1 per cent) in 2006-07, a first in the post-liberalisation era and the second highest ever. The new series uses 2011-12 as the base year for prices, as against 2004-05 in the old series. The panel headed by Sudipto Mundle concluded that the difference is minimal, addressing concerns often raised about the...
More »Double-digit delight for Manmohan era
-The Telegraph New Delhi: A new set of economic data put out by a sub-committee of the National Statistical Commission has shown that the UPA government under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh clocked a double-digit growth rate of 10.08 per cent in 2006-07. The new calculations have to be vetted by the Central Statistical Commission and by a standards authority before they become officially acceptable. If the figure holds even after that scrutiny,...
More »Niti Aayog nod to panel for denotified, semi-nomadic, nomadic tribes -Shalini Nair
-The Indian Express Denotified tribes are those that were labelled as criminals through a legislation by British government and were denotified post-independence. Even as the Bill to accord constitutional status to the OBC commission is awaiting passage in Parliament, the NITI Aayog has backed a proposal by a panel constituted by the Ministry of Social justice and Empowerment to set up a permanent commission for Denotified (DNT), Semi Nomadic (SNT), and Nomadic...
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