It is the GDP per capita rather than GDP that captures the well-being of citizens.

A million Indians join the workforce every month. What can Arun Jaitley's Budget and Narendra Modi's Make in India do for them?

The reforms include decentralising grain procurement, delivering food subsidies via direct cash transfers, and reducing food subsidy coverage to 40% of the population.

Inequality in India has reduced in the last decade but the key to reducing the still yawning spread in incomes is supporting an entrepreneurial ecosystem with gusto.

We have not made progress because of the transmission losses between the poetry rooted knowing \"what\" and the plumbing focused knowing \"how\", writes Manish Sabharwal.

While manufacturing will add another dimension to our growth, the services sector will continue to be strong, writes banker KV Kamath.

\"Total share of BIMARU states to India's economy has also slightly dipped from 19.5 per cent as of 2004-05 to 19.4 per cent as of 2012-13,\" D.S. Rawat, national secretary general of ASSOCHAM said while releasing the chamber's study.

The country's ranking increased seven index points to 128, surpassing the 123 logged by Indonesia, which previously held the top spot for five consecutive quarters.

Rating agency Moody's said that the country's credit outlook will depend on government's initiatives in the next month's budget to contain expenditure and reduce exposure to global commodity prices.

We believe that the sector will witness some interesting PE exits, says Amit Mookim, Partner and Head of Healthcare, KPMG in India.

Health care is clearly emerging as a blue-eyed sector for investors, partly because of some big-ticket exits recently.

One of the main reasons is the dominance of caste, religion and identity-based politics in the state. Muslims, for instance, have typically voted for Mulayam Singh Yadav's SP or the Congress while the backward castes have supported Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party BSP and the BJP has traditionally relied on the upper castes.

Business Today Managing Editor Josey Puliyenthuruthel on why Elections 2014 are the most important that Corporate India has faced till date.

The new government that will be sworn in after the elections should repeal populist laws and jumpstart the stagnant economy, say panellists at Business Today's election debate.

India's per capita income is projected to soar by 10.4 per cent to Rs 74,920 in 2013-14 as the country becomes a $1.7 trillion economy.

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According to the report, the global economy is projected to strengthen this year, with growth picking up in developing countries and high-income economies appearing to be finally turning the corner five years after the global financial crisis.

Underlining the need for pump-priming the economy by intensifying reforms and trimming subsidies, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council Chairman C Rangarajan said if India grew at 8 to 9 per cent each year, per capita GDP would rise to $10,000 by 2025.

\"I am concerned that we have not been as successful as we need to be in generating employment in the manufacturing sector. This is an aspect of performance which we are working hard to correct,\" he said.

Experts tell Money Today about their expectations from the various sectors. While business sentiment and policy reforms should pick up after the general elections in 2014, the investment cycle may take time for any significant revival.