Difficult To Pinpoint Demonetisation Impact On Economy, Finance Ministry Says
The Finance Ministry says the overall growth of the Indian economy is dependent on many factors.
The Finance Ministry today said it is difficult to ‘pinpoint’ the impact of demonetisation on the economy and affirmed that there was no stagnation.
The overall growth of the Indian economy is dependent on many factors, including the rate of capital formation and savings and utilisation of technology, among others, said the Minister of State for Finance P Radhakrishnan in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
“It is difficult to pinpoint the impact of demonetisation,” the minister said.
The government was asked whether Indian economy was stagnant due to demonetisation, which was announced in November last year.
“Indian economy is not facing stagnation,” the minister replied.
To support his argument, Radhakrishnan said the growth in second quarter of the financial year to March 2018 increased to 6.3 percent, as compared to 5.7 percent in the April-June period.