RBI must pause rate hikes: Sanjiv Bajaj

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) President Sanjiv Bajaj believes that a pause in rate hikes would be a positive signal for the industry as high interest rate is constraining the manufacturing sector. According to him, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has already delivered the requisite doses of rate hikes to curb inflation and should now focus on growth. He further stated that in the short to medium term, job creation should be one of the main priorities for the government. Bajaj has recommended introducing an employment-linked incentive scheme on the lines of production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme in sectors like tourism, logistics and animation to create more jobs.

References
1. https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/we-need-to-decouple-from-global-interest-rate-actions-cii-s-sanjiv-bajaj-123031301073_1.html
CMIE STATISTICS
Unemployment Rate (30-DAY MVG. AVG.)
Per cent
7.7 +0.1
Consumer Sentiments Index
Base September-December 2015
89.0 +0.2
Consumer Expectations Index
Base September-December 2015
89.2 +0.3
Current Economic Conditions Index
Base September-December 2015
88.7 0.0
Quarterly CapEx Aggregates
(Rs.trillion) Mar 22 Jun 22 Sep 22 Dec 22
New projects 9.01 5.29 4.50 6.84
Completed projects 1.34 1.17 1.39 1.69
Stalled projects 0.43 0.54 0.08 0.01
Revived projects 0.33 0.29 0.16 0.68
Implementation stalled projects 0.09 0.29 0.28 0.11
Updated on: 28 Mar 2023 9:28AM
Quarterly Financials of Listed Companies
(% change) Mar 22 Jun 22 Sep 22 Dec 22
All listed Companies
 Income 20.8 40.1 25.2 16.5
 Expenses 19.8 41.4 26.9 16.4
 Net profit 31.6 21.2 -1.2 6.5
 PAT margin (%) 8.8 7.2 7.6 8.3
 Count of Cos. 4,707 4,750 4,703 4,512
Non-financial Companies
 Income 24.8 50.1 27.8 14.9
 Expenses 25.7 52.9 31.2 15.5
 Net profit 10.1 8.4 -21.4 -9.1
 PAT margin (%) 7.6 5.7 5.5 6.0
 Net fixed assets 2.0 4.1
 Current assets 15.0 19.0
 Current liabilities 11.6 10.4
 Borrowings 3.6 12.4
 Reserves & surplus 11.2 6.8
 Count of Cos. 3,407 3,441 3,431 3,333
Numbers are net of P&E
Updated on: 28 Mar 2023 9:28AM
Annual Financials of All Companies
(% change) FY20 FY21 FY22
All Companies
 Income 0.6 -1.1 26.6
 Expenses 0.3 -3.3 25.6
 Net profit -2.9 73.9 63.9
 PAT margin (%) 2.1 4.5 6.7
 Assets 8.9 10.8 10.0
 Net worth 4.9 11.9 14.2
 RONW (%) 3.5 7.0 11.2
 Count of Cos. 32,302 31,154 17,502
Non-financial Companies
 Income -1.0 -2.1 30.8
 Expenses -0.8 -4.0 30.4
 Net profit -19.7 61.6 61.4
 PAT margin (%) 2.3 4.0 5.8
 Net fixed assets 11.5 2.5 2.4
 Net worth 2.3 10.5 14.7
 RONW (%) 4.8 7.7 12.2
 Debt / Equity (times) 1.1 1.0 0.8
 Interest cover (times) 1.9 2.5 3.8
 Net working capital cycle (days) 74 81 62
 Count of Cos. 25,547 24,467 14,565
Numbers are net of P&E
Updated on: 27 Mar 2023 9:58AM