Economic Survey 2015-16 to be tabled in Parliament today

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will table the Economic Survey for 2015-16 in Parliament today. The Economic Survey is the Finance Ministry's view on the annual economic development of the country and gives a broad idea on the macro-economic data which will impact the Budget decisions.

A flagship annual document of the Ministry of Finance, Economic Survey reviews the developments in the economy over the previous 12 months,



summarizes the performance on major development programs, and highlights the policy initiatives of the government and the prospects of the economy in the short to medium term.

Following up on the recommendations of a Parliamentary Standing Committee, the Finance Ministry has decided to go green and print lesser number of copies of the Economic Survey and Budget. The documents will be made available online.