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Savings and capital formation in India

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  • Patnaik, Ila

    (National Institute of Public Finance and Policy)

  • Pandey, Radhika

    (National Institute of Public Finance and Policy)

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High levels of savings and investments are key to India's sustained and robust long-term growth. While India's saving rate has declined in recent years, a bigger challenge facing the economy is the intermediation of savings to finance the growing requirements of industry and infrastructure. This paper describes the trajectory of savings and investments in India. The major source of investment in the coming decades is expected to be investment in infrastructure and in micro, small and medium enterprises. The paper highlights the issues in infrastructure and MSME nancing and proposes an agenda for reforms. Reduced financial repression, deep and liquid bond markets, improvement in banking regulation, improved access to bank credit to MSMEs should be the agenda for financial sector reforms. A framework for failure resolution of financial firms and a conducive environment for competition in the financial sector should be part of the strategy to promote the rate of savings and capital formation.

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  • Patnaik, Ila & Pandey, Radhika, 2019. "Savings and capital formation in India," Working Papers 19/271, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.
    • Handle: RePEc:npf:wpaper:19/271
    Note: Working Paper 271, 2019
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