Macro order unsure, economy to contract by 10% in FY21: Pronab Sen

Sen acknowledged quarterly GDP numbers are gentle derived from some corporate accounts and corporates procure now now not fared as badly as the non-corporate sector

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India’s latest macroeconomic order is “very unsure” and the country’s GDP would possibly well perchance moreover contract closer to 10 per cent in the latest fiscal, archaic chief statistician Pronab Sen acknowledged on Sunday.

In an interview with PTI, Sen acknowledged that though the total macro management of the economy by the Modi authorities has now now not been very correct but this explicit slowdown is mainly beyond its favor watch over.

“For the time being India’s latest macroeconomic order is terribly unsure. I would roar we needs to be very very cautious. I specialise in there would possibly well be simply too a lot optimism going around.

“… the honest economic boost of India will possible be closer to -10 per cent in 2020-21,” he acknowledged.

Sen acknowledged quarterly GDP numbers are gentle derived from some corporate accounts and corporates procure now now not fared as badly as the non-corporate sector.

“All of us know that MSMEs were hit a lot more difficult than the firms. So, the headline amount popping out in the nationwide accounts is an extraordinarily optimistic image of the economy,” the successfully-known economist acknowledged.

Sen also stressed on bringing attend self belief of the investors.

Traders are new these that set aside their cash into rising new production ability, that is fully missing, he acknowledged, adding that till that comes attend, the economy can now now not grow.

“Due to for the time being, as things stand our production ability would possibly well perchance now now not be very increased than what it became in 2019-20. And if truth be told, this would possibly well occasionally perchance moreover be lower than that as a consequence of one of the vital vital ability would possibly well perchance moreover honest procure closed down,” the archaic chief statistician renowned.

Sen, who is also heading Standing Committee on Statistics (SCES) acknowledged the committee would possibly well perchance moreover now now not finalised its document.

India’s economy recovered faster than expected in the September quarter as a rob-up in manufacturing helped the GDP clock a lower contraction of seven.5 per cent and held out hopes for added boost on better consumer query.

The Disagreeable Domestic Product (GDP) had diminished in size by a huge 23.9 per cent in the main quarter of the latest fiscal as the COVID-19 lockdown pummelled economic job.

The second straight quarter of contraction pushed India correct into a technical recession for the main time.

In step with the RBI, Indian economy is susceptible to contract by 7.5 per cent in 2020-21.

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