Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey in the Parliament on Friday, 31 January, pegging growth rate for financial year 2020-21 at 6-6.5 percent. Later, Chief Economic Adviser and author of Economic Survey Arvind Subramanian presented it, stating that the theme of the survey this year was wealth creation.
The survey was tabled a day before the Union Budget will be presented on 1 February.
As the Budget Session kicked off on 31 January, President Ram Nath Kovind in his joint address to the two Houses of Parliament said while debates and discussions strengthen democracy, “violence in the name of protests weakens society.”.
- The Union Budget will be tabled on 1 February by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
- Opposition parties are likely to hold a meeting after the presentation of the Budget
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