CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Taking into account the baseline assumptions, survey indicators and model forecasts, real GDP growth is expected at 7.0 per cent in 2022-23 – 6.3 per cent in Q2; and 4.6 per cent each in Q3 and Q4 – with risks broadly balanced around this baseline path (Chart I.

Detailed explanation-2: -RBI pegs GDP growth at 6.8% for FY23, projects inflation to fall below 6% by March 2023. The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday marginally lowered the country’s GDP growth projection for the current fiscal from 7% to 6.8%.

Detailed explanation-3: -Taking all these factors into consideration, real GDP growth for 2022-23 is projected at 6.8 per cent, with Q3 at 4.4 per cent and Q4 at 4.2 per cent. The risks are evenly balanced. Real GDP growth is projected at 7.1 per cent for Q1:2023-24 and at 5.9 per cent for Q2.

Detailed explanation-4: -It also said the nominal GDP or GDP at Current Prices in the year 2022-23 is estimated at Rs 273.08 lakh crore, as against the Provisional Estimate of GDP for the year 2021-22 of Rs 236.65 lakh crore. The growth in nominal GDP during 2022-23 is estimated at 15.4 percent as compared to 19.5 percent in 2021-22.

Detailed explanation-5: -Real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 6.9 per cent in 2022-23 [projections revised down by 10 basis points (bps) from the last survey round]; it is expected to grow by 6.0 per cent in 2023-24 (Table 1).