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RANCHI: Economists in Jharkhand say they are expecting special relief packages in this year’s Union Budget to tackle humanitarian crises faced by migrants and others in the state after the Covid-19-induced lockdown. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Budget on Monday.
Noted economist Jean Dreze said the government will have to think of strong and robust measures to help the economy back on track but it must equally take into consideration the existing humanitarian crises.
Referring to the economic survey, which projected double-digit growth in the next fiscal, he said, “When we talk of double-digit growth rate, are we talking about the pre-lockdown baseline or the current situation? We have to think of strong measures so that the economy bounces back to reach a level better than what existed before the pandemic broke out.”