Welcome to the eighth edition of Devmantra Times for the month of October 2021.
Economy & Covid: Nearly three-fourths of Indian adults could receive their second vaccine shot by the end of 2021 if the average 7.9 million doses a day recorded between September 1-30 is maintained. Based on this and healthy advance estimates of kharif (summer) crop and faster government spending, ICRA has revised the estimated growth rate of Indian Economy from 8.5% to 9%.
GST collection for September stood at Rs 1.17 lakh crore, the highest since April and 23% higher than Rs 95,480 crore in the year earlier period.
