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The pre-Budget Economic Survey presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to Parliament on Thursday said the fiscal deficit estimate for 2018-19 has been retained 2 0 "3 at 3.4 per cent of the GDP, same ! as projected in the interim 2 ! 4567+ Budget. 68 & The country would need a !"#"$%# &' huge boost in spending and $"&!())! !%* reforms to accelerate higher &!+ !# ()," rate of expansion to double the economy’s size to $5 trillion by ()%)$(,"!,&&!#! 2024-25, the survey said, O*0)$ #(P2#0 adding stepping up private 0"&!+)" ( investments, exports and job *!#"(#P!#)023# 0 "! creation will be key to achiev- ing the target. haps a decade before the antic- age according to a pre-set time- become the fifth-largest econ- ed private investment. Also, The gross domestic prod- ipated shift — so that the line,” the survey said. omy next year. micro, small and medium uct (GDP) growth is expected workforce can be prepared for Investment rate, which was Authored by Chief enterprises sector needs focus to rise to 7 per cent in 2019-20, it,” the survey said. declining since 2011-12, seems Economic Adviser as the bulk of the job creation it said. GDP growth was 6.8 per “This will be key to the via- to have bottomed out and is Krishnamurthy Subramanian, and growth support would cent in 2018-19, down from 7.2 bility of pension systems and expected to pick up in con- the Economic Survey said come from this segment. He per cent in 2017-18. would also help increase female sumer demand and bank lend- investment (especially private), stressed on sticking to the fis- Interestingly, the survey labour force participation in the ing, the survey said, adding is the “key driver” that boosts cal consolidation path or risk pointed out that since life older age-groups,” it said. economic slowdown impacting demand, creates capacity, crowding out investment due to expectancy has increased the The survey pointed out tax collections and rising State increases labour productivity, large public borrowings. retirement age has to go up. that countries such as expenditure on farm sector introduces new technology, The survey propagated the This could be music to the ears Germany, France and the US may, however, put strains on allows creative destruction and economics of “nudge” at the of the working class. “Since an are also hiking their retirement the fiscal front. generates jobs. household level, judicial !"# "$ %& ! increase in the retirement age age. “Many countries such as India is currently the sixth- At a media briefing, he said reforms to smoothen out ' O P*' * + * is perhaps inevitable, it may be Germany, the UK, and the US largest economy in the world structural reforms such as ones enforcing of contracts, and $ * , - - .% worthwhile signalling this have signalled that they will with a size of $2.7 trillion. It is in the labour sector are need- investment reforms. P %O % P % change well in advance — per- keep increasing the retirement expected to overtake Britain to ed to bring in the much-need- Continued on Page 7 $ *P ! " ' 65:; $ < 05 2<3 complaints of the common man were registered at the # $ n an attempt to make the CM office out of which 20 lakh Igovernment more responsi- had been disposed of but still 2,34,0 ble and sensitive towards the around two lakh complaints 23 crore population of Uttar were pending disposal. ith liquor consumption Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Yogi asked the officials to Won the rise, alcohol has Adityanath on Thursday integrate all other helplines of emerged as the most common launched a toll-free Chief the state government with the )5)6. Amid seven-hour-long psychoactive substance used by Minister Helpline 1076 for CM Helpline so that people did drama that saw Prakash Indians followed by cannabis people to lodge complaints not face problem in registering eeved by the “poor” condi- Shedekar, a sub-engineer with and opioids. from anywhere in the state. their complaints. Ption of Mumbai-Goa high- the PWD Department, lodge a While over 16 crore people The Chief Minister will Deputy Chief Minister way, Congress MLA Nitesh complaint against him, Nitesh in the country consumed alco- personally monitor the com- Dinesh Sharma, who heads Rane and his supporters on — under severe flak from var- hol, around 3.1 crore used plaints and their redressal every the IT department, said that Thursday created a ruckus by ious quarters — drove to the cannabis, and about 77 lakh month-end and the feedback after the launch of this helpline, pouring mud on Public Works Kankavli police station along people take opioids. Of them, this year,” he said. The study will be recorded in the officers’ people from far-flung areas Department’s sub-engineer and with five of his supporters and more than 5.7 crore alcohol covers cities like Srinagar, Annual Confidential Report would not have to come to briefly tying him to the railing surrendered in connection with users, 72 lakh cannabis users, Chandigarh, Lucknow and (ACR). 0 *& & ! Lucknow to register their com- of a bridge at Kankavli in the mud slush hurling incident. and about 77 lakh opioid users Ranchi. The helpline will thus ' 65:; /$ plaint or meet the Chief Sindhudurg district. Continued on Page 7 are addicted and need help. Elaborating on various establish a direct medium Minister and other officials to In a calling attention actions being taken by the between the people and the cer concerned cooperated,” the complaint, he/she would be register their grievances. motion moved in the Rajya Government to curb the drug Chief Minister’s office. Chief Minister said while punished accordingly. Earlier, Additional Chief Sabha over the use of drugs addiction menace, Gehlot said “We are committed to launching the 24x7 helpline call The Chief Minister Secretary (IT) Alok Sinha said among schoolchildren, Social it has prepared a National making this government fully centre here on Thursday. expressed annoyance over the that a 500-seater call centre had Justice and Empowerment Action Plan for Drug Demand responsible and will not toler- The Chief Minister said delay in solving the problems been set up for the CM Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot Reduction (NAPDDR) for ate any laxity on the part of the that all the complaints lodged of the people. “Several depart- Helpline in Lucknow which gave out these numbers and 2018-2025. officials in redressing public through phone call would be ments like Revenue, Urban could be extended up to 1,000 said the Government is also As part of the NAPDDR, grievances. The departmental addressed within stipulated Development, Irrigation, Law, seats. He said that daily the call conducting a survey in 10 the Ministry is undertaking heads concerned should review time and the government Food and Civil Supplies, centre could receive 80,000 cities across the country to focussed intervention pro- the complaints registered with would take feedback from the Panchayati Raj and others have calls and 55,000 calls could be assess the pattern and profile of grammes in 127 high risk dis- the helpline on weekly basis. I complainants. not worked efficiently to dis- outbound. substance use among school tricts. will also review the complaints “After registration of a pose of the complaints while “We have categorised the and college students. During 2018-19, the randomly on monthly basis complaint, its proper follow-up districts like Prayagraj, Kanpur, complaints — level one, when “Total sample size of Government released Rs 112.33 and any anomaly or irregular- will be done within 3-4 days to Sitapur, and Ballia have been it can be solved immediately, schools and colleges would crore for the programme while ity in redressal of grievances make sure that it is redressed,” slow in resolving the com- level two when the depart- include 6,000 students and in the current fiscal an outlay will not be spared as now a col- he said. plaints,” he said. mental heads would be 2,000 college students. The of Rs 135 crore has been allo- umn will be added in the ACR However, the Chief The Chief Minister said involved and level three, where /0 report of this survey is expect- cated, Gehlot said. regarding the feedback from Minister warned that if a per- that during the first one year of it will take some time to resolve $! $ +1 ed to be received by November Continued on Page 7 the helpline and how the offi- son filed a wrong or biased his regime, around 22 lakh the complaint,” he said. + "$ 2,34,0 Delhi Zoo from time to taken by the Environment trol to the CZA has raised pointed out by the panel last panel’s recommendations and The CZA submitted that time had been in the news for Ministry against those respon- many eyebrows with the year, the Ministry has passed the taken action against those the probe panel did not get the onths after the Central all the wrong reasons.