EP127: India’s Growth Trap: What RBI Gets Right — And Everything Else That’s Going Wrong

"India’s biggest reform, in my opinion, was the Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) — and it was also the cheapest. Reform isn’t about spending more.""Though late, the RBI has now done everything it could on the monetary policy front to boost growth.""In my view, GDP growth for the current fiscal year will exceed 6.5%, but that’s still not something we should be satisfied with," says Professor Prasanna Tantri on What This Means with Diksha.On what’s going wrong, we discuss:— The three reforms needed to achieve 9% GDP growth— The many challenges around access to credit and the state of fintech firms— Problems with the GST: What was promised vs what we got— The urgent need to improve the ease of doing business— The low savings rate and its impact on investment— The rise in cash-to-GDP ratio, even amid booming digital transactions