Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar

NITI Aayog Vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar says $5 trillion economy eminently doable; private sector must take lead

NITI Aayog Vice-chairman on Tuesday said the target of achieving an economy of USD five trillion within 2024-25 was 'eminently' doable and the private sector would have to take the lead

With unemployment at 45-year high, how can we believe that the economy is growing at 7%, asks P Chidambaram

Chidambaram's remark came ahead of the interim Budget on Friday. The government on Thursday said it has not finalised the survey on labour force which reportedly showed that the unemployment rate in the country hit a 45-year high of 6.1 percent in 2017-18

RBI's institutional capabilities very strong, will do whatever required for economy: NITI Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar

"Patel has done an amazing work in the last two years...But RBI is not dependent on any one particular individual," Rajiv Kumar said.

Demonetisation targetted corrupt not elite, says NITI Aayog VC Rajiv Kumar after Arvind Subramanian slams move

Demonetisation was a move against corrupt people and not against elite as has been indicated by former chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian, NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar said Friday.

India to undertake more reforms to grow over 8%, says NITI Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar

"Breaching the 8 percent growth ceiling is not easy, we have to try much harder and undertake the reforms at the level where it matters," NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar said

NITI Aayog working on ways to help Indian firms become global giants, says vice chairman Rajiv Kumar

The NITI Aayog is exploring ways to encourage more domestic companies to be among the top multinational corporations in the world, the think-tank's Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar has said.

NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar says trade deficit greater concern than rupee

NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Tuesday that he was more concerned about the rising trade deficit than the falling rupee, and called for efforts to push exports.

Back series GDP figures are not official estimates; formal data will be released later: Ministry of Statistics

The National Statistical Commission (NSC) too said the methodology for back-casting GDP series is "work in progress" and yet to be finalised.

Weakening of rupee not a cause of worry, says NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar

The rupee is hovering around a low of 69 per dollar due to multiple headwinds, including concerns over inflation and weak global cues

India has overcome Congress legacy, can no more use it as excuse: NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar

Rajiv Kumar's remarks hold significance since the BJP and its senior leaders, including Narendra Modi and Arun Jaitley have repeatedly ripped into the Congress for leaving behind an "economy in a shambles" which the government was still bringing on track