Challenges to India that will continue in 2017

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In 2015, and in 2016–slow growth in agriculture, climate change and the danger of drought, malnutrition, illiteracy, and reduced growth and trade forecasts persisted. As 2016 comes to a close, we analysed the status of these five problems, and challenges that will continue in 2017.

Over the fiscal year 2016-17, agriculture–which employs more than 700 million people–will grow by 4%, estimated CRISIL, a research agency.

Recovering from two–and some places even three–consecutive drought years, agriculture, for the first time since 2013, saw a growth of above 3% in the second quarter of 2016-17, over the same period in 2015-16.

From a severe drought in 11 states in June just before the arrival of the monsoon, India–barring Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat and Kerala–received normal rains in 2016. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra received 20% more rain than normal.

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