Economic Survey
A flagship annual document of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, Economic Survey 2012–13 reviews the developments in the Indian economy over the previous 12 months, summarizes the performance on major development programmes, and highlights the policy initiatives of the government and the prospects of the economy in the short to medium term. This document is presented to both houses of Parliament during the Budget Session.With detailed statistical data covering all aspects of the economy—macro as well as sectoral—the report provides an overview of the following issues:
- State of the Indian economy
- Challenges, policy responses, and medium-term outlook
- Fiscal policy and monetary management
- Financial intermediation and the role of markets
- External sector, balance of payments, and trade
- Agriculture, industrial development and services sector
- Energy, infrastructure, and communications
- Human development, climate change and public programmes
- India and the Global Economy
State of the Economy and Prospects 
Seizing the Demographic Dividend
Public Finance
Prices and Monetary Management
Financial Intermediation
Balance of Payments
International Trade
Agriculture and Food Management
Industrial Performance
Services Sector
Energy, Infrastructure and Communications
Sustainable Development and Climate Change
Human Development
Statistical Appendix
Economic Survey (All Chapters
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