Economic Survey 2020 to be released today; Union Budget on Saturday

The government will release the Economic Survey for 2019-20 on Friday, a day before Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2020-21. 
 

The Survey, a detailed report card on the economic performance in the year, comes amid concerns over a deepening slowdown.

The Survey analyses the trends in agricultural and industrial production, infrastructure, employment, money supply, prices, imports, exports, foreign exchange reserves and other relevant economic factors that have a bearing on the Budget. It is presented in the Parliament ahead of the Budget for the ensuing year. 

The Chief Economic Advisor is the principal author of the Economic