The document discusses the Economic Survey of India and provides context around key economic indicators. It summarizes that the Economic Survey reviews India's economic performance in the previous year and aims to inform the formulation of the upcoming budget. It then highlights some of the key figures from the 2005-2006 Economic Survey such as GDP growth projected at 8.1%, agriculture growth at 2.3%, and inflation projected at 5%. The document also discusses concepts like fiscal deficit, revenue deficit, and debt indicators for central and state governments combined.

2. CII Proposals BUDGET NCAER Economic Survey NASSCOM proposals BUDGET

9. Key Research Areas of NCAER. Assessment of policies relating to taxes and subsidies, administered prices, exchange rate, capital flows, monetary policy and public spending in a framework that quantifies the impact of these factors on the aggregate output and price is made available through commissioned studies, periodic reports and seminars. 1. Growth, Trade and Economic Management

10. 2. Investment Climate, Physical and Economic Infrastructure Council has produced a number of important studies and reports on India's infrastructure including topics such as domestic fuel use, use of non-conventional energy, regulatory framework for electricity generation and supply, telecommunication and transportation. Core Themes: -Policy issues in industry and infrastructure - Sectoral studies to evaluate competitiveness and growth prospects -Tracking Consumer expenditure

11. 3. Agriculture, Rural Development and Resource Management - Reforms in the agricultural sector and agreement on agriculture (AoA) under the WTO -Price policy and public distribution system (PDS) -Land consolidation, fragmentation and optimal land-use plans -Rural infrastructure and agro-processing -Irrigation and watershed management -Changing food baskets and their impact on production patterns

12. 4. Household Behaviour, Poverty, Human Development, Informality and Gender -Evaluation of poverty and employment - focus on informal sector employment -Sectoral studies in population and demographic transition -Morbidity and health economics -Economics of education -Gender studies

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