BJP in Assam used communal divide to polarise voters: Congress
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Sat, Jan 30 2021 23:57 IST |
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Guwahati, Jan 30 : All India Congress Committee (AICC) spokesperson Gourav Vallabh on Saturday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for been incapable, incompetent and indifferent towards the plight of the Assamese people as he said that the state government used communal divide as a tool to polarise the voters in the state.
Vallabh said the BJP leaders have, over the last few weeks, resorted to lies and deceit to whitewash their actions of misgovernance and paint a fair picture of their inactions.
Economic Survey 2021: 3 things to watch out for
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Economic Survey in Parliament on January 29.
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The Economic Survey for 2020-21 is set to be tabled in Parliament on January 29, ahead of the upcoming Budget presentation.
The report is prepared by the Economics Division of the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) under the guidance of the Chief Economic Advisor (CEA).
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the report in Parliament, following which CEA KV Subramanian will hold a press conference at 2.30 pm.
The Economic Survey is usually presented a day ahead of the Budget. This year, it will be released earlier since the Budget for FY21 will be presented on February 1, which is a Monday.
India is turning from man to machines to improve the quality and speed of its economic data, which has been criticized as inadequate, delayed or even confusing due to sharp and unexpected revisions. The Ministry of Statistics is ramping up use of artificial intelligence for collecting, analyzing and reporting data to better monitor the economy. The measures include a $60 million program with World Bank help using an information portal that collates real-time data. Because of the changing landscape, there’s a growing need for more and more data, faster data and also more refined data products, Statistics Secretary Kshatrapati Shivaji said in an interview. With end-to-end computerization, this type of automation will enhance the quality, credibility and timeliness of data.
With quality of its economic numbers being a pressing issue for India, statistics ministry is ramping up use of AI for collecting & analysing data to better monitor the economy.