Base Year Change
New base years for national accounts, macro indicators from Jan-Feb 2026
A base year is the reference year whose prices are used to calculate the real growth (minus inflation) in national income
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Govt may finalise base year revision for CPI, IIP, GDP by end of 2024
The ministry is currently undertaking a market survey, a requirement to update the base year for CPI, as it is used to update the CPI basket
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Govt plans to change base year of key economic gauges like CPI to FY23
Economic indices such as the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), Wholesale Price Index (WPI), and National Income are benchmarked to FY12
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Navi Finserv Rs 300 crore debt bond lists with 1.65 times subscription
Navi Finserv debt bond got listed on Friday following 1.65 times subscription of the base issue of Rs 300 crore, the company said. The issue which closed on June 2, eight days ahead of schedule, received total bids worth Rs 495.72 crore which was about 65 per cent higher than the base issue. The fintech firm's secured, rated, listed and redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) had a total value of Rs 600 crore, including the greenshoe option of Rs 300 crore. The maximum bid for the Navi Finserv (NFS) issue came from Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIB) followed by HNIs (High Net-worth Individuals) and retail investors. "It's great to see the response to our maiden public NCD issuance from both retail and institutional investors. Our goal was to diversify our borrowing profile, and with more than 5,000 retail and HNI investors participating in the issue, the market has shown its confidence in our company's strong fundamentals and robust business model," NFS chairman and CEO Sach
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FinMin unlikely to take Covid-hit FY21 as a base for FY22 Budget
FY20 is being considered for a 'more realistic comparison'
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Change in the base year for GDP, IIP, CPI baseless
Govt should prioritise releasing back series for national statistics
Statistics ministry to change GDP base year to 2017-18 from 2011-12
Statistics Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said the change will happen by the end of 2018
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