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Economy to Reach Pre-Covid-levels by End of Fiscal Year 2022, Says Niti Aayog

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Last Updated: December 06, 2020, 13:07 IST

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A DTC bus hit the boundary wall of the NITI Aayog building in Delhi.

A DTC bus hit the boundary wall of the NITI Aayog building in Delhi.

The Reserve Bank of India has also revised its forecast of economic growth for the current fiscal year (2020-21) to (-)7.5 per cent as against its earlier forecast of (-)9.5 per cent.

India’s economic growth is likely to reach pre-COVID-19 levels by the end of the 2021-22fiscal as the GDP contraction in this financial year is expected to be less than 8 per cent, Niti Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Sunday. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has also revised its forecast of economic growth for the current fiscal year (2020-21) to (-)7.5 per cent as against its earlier forecast of (-)9.5 per cent.

”We should reach pre-COVID-19 levels at the end of fiscal year 2021-22 for sure,” Kumar told.

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first published:December 06, 2020, 13:06 IST
last updated:December 06, 2020, 13:07 IST