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India's first quarter GDP expansion reached 7.8 percent, exceeding market expectations. This growth reflects strong domestic economic activity and government reforms. Experts noted that sustained expansion requires higher private investment rates. Future growth depends on productivity, manufacturing, exports, and employment generation. Overall full-year growth outlook remains healthy despite expected moderation.

India needs a higher investment rate to achieve its ambitious eight percent growth target. Private investment revival is crucial for productivity and sustained long-term economic expansion. The current investment-to-GDP ratio supports only about six point five percent growth. Reforms to foreign investment policy and bilateral investment treaties are essential. Government…

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India has now officially eliminated 'extreme poverty', which can be seen through the sharp decline in headcount poverty ratio and stark increase in household consumption, American think tank Brookings said in a report. Read further on Dynamite News:

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A new (International monetary fund) IMF paper released on Tuesday, titled ‘Pandemic, Poverty, and Inequality: Evidence from India’ reveals that ‘extreme poverty was maintained below 1% in 2020 due to Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKY).