A stimulus plan should aim for a broad revival of value generation across the country. Sectors that have suffered a covid contraction need direct government help.
It’s possible The wait for a big fiscal stimulus—worth ₹10 trillion or thereabout—to revive India’s economy has begun to seem endless.
Might the finer details be holding it back? Given the devastation wrought by the covid pandemic and the lockdown induced by it, the broad requirements are well known.
For the poor, more money is needed for food relief. The outlay on our rural employment guarantee scheme needs to be enlarged.