2017 India Slowdown - Opinions, Causes, Analysis and Suggested Measures - A Collection

2017 Indian Economy Slowdown Problem - Analysis and Suggested Solution - Prof. Narayana Rao

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/2017-indian-economy-slowdown-problem-analysis-suggested-kvss


Plan public sector units immediately. Plan for one project of Rs. 10,000 crore in each state. States have to also go in for public sector investment. They have to plan units with Rs. 1000 crore investment in each of the districts in the state.


Involve MPs and MLAs in investment planning and promotion at constituency level. Promote all innovation and investment opportunities and related finance schemes through elected representatives.


Create sub-categories in Mudra Finance scheme and promote self employment of one crore persons and wage employment of another one crore persons.

Increasing Public Investment Is Crucial to Arresting India’s Economic Growth Slowdown

21 September

The investment to GDP ratio is below 30% today, though it used to be more than 35% over the last decade.

 A Keynesian style interventionist strategy to increase the volume and rate of public investments over the long run can help in improving the poor domestic industrial growth performance. In sectors where manufacturing capacities need a stronger push, increase in public investment will be seen as a good measure.
https://thewire.in/179399/increasing-public-investment-crucial-arresting-indias-economic-growth-slowdown/

Suggested Solutions by Various Agencies and Experts

Interviews - Suggestions by Rahul Bajaj, Ajit Ranade
29 September 2017
https://theprint.in/2017/09/29/slowing-indian-economy-revival/


Floor hasn’t fallen through: Don’t go by ‘feel’, economic data call for measured rather than precipitate action
September 25, 2017, 2:00 AM IST Arvind Panagariya in TOI Edit Page | Economy, Edit Page, India | TOI
https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-edit-page/floor-hasnt-fallen-through-dont-go-by-feel-economic-data-call-for-measured-rather-than-precipitate-action/

The average gross capital formation (GCF) as a proportion of GDP, at 31.9% during 2014-15 and 2015-16, has been below the figure of 34.6% during 2003-04 to 2011-12.

We lack data on savings and investment for 2016-17 (Comment by me: may be reported data for corporate sector. In the GDP estimates total investment is available. GCF is now around 27%)

Indian Economy In Slowdown: Five Things PM Modi Can Do To Fire Growth

India Today
Published on 23 Sep 2017

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Conversation with Subramanian Swamy | CNN-News18
16 September 2017
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2017 Indian Economy  Slowdown Warnings

Economic slowdown is real, not just technical: SBI Research

Sep 19, 2017,
SBI Research today said the slowdown is real and not technical and called for more public spending to arrest the slide.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/economic-slowdown-is-real-not-just-technical-sbi-research/articleshow/60749111.cms

India’s Growth Slowdown: Analysis of the Anatomy

BloombergQuint
13 Sep 2017

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This new monster can slow down India's growth rate, despite GST
Jul 04, 2017
India is "significantly under-performing compared to its potential now for quite some time,"
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/this-new-monster-can-slow-down-indias-growth-rate-despite-gst/articleshow/59438574.cms

India’s Economic Growth Slows Down in Fourth Quarter
While GDP growth was 6.1%, belying market expectations, gross value added (GVA) growth slowed even more sharply in the fourth quarter to 5.6%. Sectors such as manufacturing and construction also took a sharp hit.
31 May
https://thewire.in/142168/q4-gdp-growth-india/



Updated  30 September 2017,  25 September 2017, 23 September 2017, 22 September 2017