Fiscal stress, weak policy pull AP down to 8th place
State slips from long-held No 1 EoDB position to 8th under NITI Aayog’s new Investment Friendliness Index NITI flags fiscal stress as the key drag, citing 35 per cent debt-to-GSDP ratio and fiscal deficit exceeding twice the 15th Finance Commission target Fiscal Health Index stands at just 23.1
State slips from long-held No 1 EoDB position to 8th under NITI Aayog’s new Investment Friendliness Index NITI flags fiscal stress as the key drag, citing 35 per cent debt-to-GSDP ratio and fiscal deficit exceeding twice the 15th Finance Commission target Fiscal Health Index stands at just 23.1