Economic Survey 2021-22 in Lok Sabha on the first day of the Budget Session of Parliament. India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to expand by 9.2 per cent in the current financial year, according to the Economic Survey 2021-22. Economic Survey 2022 highlights: 10 points -Advance estimates suggest that the Indian economy is expected to witness real GDP expansion of 9.2 per cent in 2021-22 after contracting in 2020-21.
This implies that overall economic activity has recovered past the pre-pandemic levels. -Agriculture and allied sectors have been the least impacted by the pandemic and the sector is expected to grow by 3.9 per cent in 2021-22 after growing 3.6 per cent in the previous year. -The Services sector has been the hardest hit by the pandemic, especially segments that involve human contact.
This sector is estimated to grow by 8.2 per cent this financial year following last year's 8.4 per cent contraction. -Total Consumption is estimated to have grown by 7.0 per cent in 2021-22 with significant contributions from government spending.
Similarly, Gross Fixed Capital Formation exceeded pre-pandemic levels on the back of ramped up public expenditure on infrastructure. -Exports of both goods and services have been exceptionally strong so far in 2021-22, but imports also recovered strongly with recovery in domestic demand as well as higher international commodity prices. -Despite all the disruptions caused by the global pandemic, India’s balance of payments remained in surplus throughout the last two years.