Contrary to what most market participants had anticipated, the Sensex returned just 51% under PM Narendra Modi's term as compared to UPA-II's 78 per cent and UPA-I's 180 per cent under the then PM Manmohan Singh

Highlighting the priority areas, Panagariya said that India needs a clear focus on the growth of labour-intensive sectors such as apparel, footwear, furniture, kitchenware and other light manufactures to create decent jobs for the masses

The good and the bad of Modi government's economic performance.

Krishnamurthy Subramanian, chief economic advisor in the finance ministry, indicated the government will continue to implement economic reforms irrespective of who emerges as a winner on May 23.

The amendment will allow migrant workers to leave Qatar without getting an approval from their employers.

The International Monetary Fund has said it wants continued momentum in India's growth and structural reforms despite the election period.

The government intends to pass a host of bills when the Houses meet after a month-long recess for the second session of Budget 2018. Following are the key economic bills which will come up for discussion

PM Narendra Modi said that Budget 2018-19 has devoted attention to all sectors, ranging from agriculture to infrastructure to healthcare.

BT's panel of experts takes a close look at what to expect in Arun Jaitley's last big Budget.

The government is reportedly assessing the current employment situation in the country, including the macroeconomic environment, demographic context and sectoral challenges in employment generation, following which it will set targets and monitor them.

A similar version of the bill needs to be passed by the Senate before it can be sent to the White House for US President Donald Trump to be signed into law.

The trade union wanted the government to increase the work days of employment guarantee scheme MGNREGA from present 100 days to 200 days per year and link it to agricultural works.

Code on Wages Bill 2017 states that the Central Government, before fixing the national minimum wage, may obtain the advice of the Central Advisory Board which will have  representatives from employers and employees.