TY - BOOK ED - Government of India. Ministry of Finance TI - Economic survey 2015-16 V.2 U1 - 330.954053 PY - 2016/// PB - Oxford University Press N1 - Name of the Chapter CONTENTS STATE OF THE ECONOMY: AN OVERVIEW India's Increasing Importance to Global Growth Aggregate Demand Growth in Gross Value Added The Saving-Investment Balance Public Finance Prices and Monetary Management External Sector Outlook Sectoral Developments PUBLIC FINANCE Trends in Receipts Trends in Expenditure Trends in Deficit and Financing of the Deficit Provisional Outcome in 2015-16 (up to December) vis-A-vis BE 2015-16 Performance of Departmental Enterprises of the Central Government Government Debt Fiscal Performance of the General Government Outlook MONETARY MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION Monetary Developments during 2015-16 Liquidity Management Bank Credit An Analysis of Annual Variation in Non-Food Credit Comparative Credit Flow Trend in BRICS Economies Interest Rates of Scheduled Commercial Banks Excluding Regional Rural Banks Performance of SCBs Financial Inclusion Non-Banking Financial Companies Developments in the Government Securities Market Developments in the Capital Market Institutional Investments Insurance Sector Pension Sector EXTERNAL SECTOR Global Economic Environment India's Merchandise Trade Trade Policy WTO Negotiations and India Bilateral and Regional Cooperation Balance of Payments Developments Foreign Exchange Reserves Exchange Rate External Debt PRICES, AGRICULTURE AND FOOD MANAGEMENT Overall Trends in Inflation Food Inflation Urban and Rural Sector Inflation State-wise Inflationary Trend Wedge between CPI and WPI Global Inflation and Commodity Prices Outlook Agriculture and Food Management Overview of Agriculture Area, Production and Yield Pathways to Productivity in Agriculture Gross Capital Formation in Agriculture and Allied Sectors Horticulture performance Shipping Port Services IT-BPM Services Research and Development Services Consultancy Services Real Estate and Housing Internal Trade Media and Entertainment Services Postal Services Conclusion and Suggestions CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Introduction Emissions from major countries Sector-wise emissions Paris Agreement Intended Nationally Determined Contribution Tracking Climate Finance Multilateral Climate Funds International Carbon Markets Domestic Actions on Climate Change Sustainable Development SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Trends in Social Sector Expenditure Educational Challenges Employment Towards a Healthy India Poverty Human Development: International Comparisons Conclusion ER -