Economic Survey 2018 highlights: 50% surge in indirect taxpayers due to GST

The survey forecast that economic management will be challenging in the coming year

India's economy should grow between 7 per cent and 7.5 per cent in 2018/19 (April-March) with exports and private investment set to rebound, the Economic Survey 2018, which was presented on Monday, said. 

The survey, which sets the stage for Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's annual Budget on Thursday, forecast that economic management will be challenging in the coming year.

The survey was prepared by the finance ministry's Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian, who estimates that gross domestic product will have grown 6.75 per cent in