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Investment Cycle Mein Mazbooti
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) ke according, India ki investment cycle mein ek bada turn aaya hai. Private capital expenditure saal-dar-saal 67% badh kar September 2025 tak ₹7.7 lakh crore ho gaya hai. Ye growth mostly manufacturing se aayi hai, jisne total investment ka lagbhag aadha hissa cover kiya, aur services bhi peeche nahi hai.
Manufacturing mein ₹3.8 lakh crore ka investment hua, jisme metals, automobiles, aur chemicals sector ne lead kiya. Services mein ₹3.1 lakh crore ka contribution raha, jisme trading, communications, aur IT/ITeS kaafi aage the. Manufacturing capacity utilization bhi improve hoke Q3 FY26 mein 75.6% ho gaya, jo pehle 74.3% tha. Naye orders bhi 10.3% badhe hain. Plus, bank credit growth bhi H2 FY26 mein 14% average raha, jo H1 mein 10% tha. Ye sab strong demand aur aasan credit access dikha raha hai. Nifty 500 index abhi 23.5 ke P/E par trade kar raha hai, aur market cap lagbhag ₹422 lakh crore hai.
Policy Changes Aur Fiscal Worries
CII ne kuch policy proposals bhi diye hain. Unka kehna hai ki petrol aur diesel par jo ₹10 per litre ka central excise cut hai, use 6-9 mahine mein dheere dheere khatam kar dena chahiye. Unke hisab se isse government ki finances theek hongi aur consumers par zyada fark nahi padega. Lekin isse budget par pressure aa sakta hai. FY25 ke liye India ka fiscal deficit 4.9% of GDP revise hua hai, aur FY26 ke liye target 4.4% aur FY27 ke liye 4.3% hai. Excise duty rollback se ye deficit target manage karna mushkil ho sakta hai, khaas kar agar West Asia crisis ke karan crude oil prices high rehti hain. Inflation bhi April mein 3.8% ho gaya hai, jo RBI ke liye ek challenge hai.
Global Situation Aur Challenges
India ki economy domestic demand se chal rahi hai, par global challenges bhi hain. West Asia mein chal rahi situation energy prices ko volatile bana sakti hai, jisse India ke import costs aur inflation par asar padega. FY26 mein India ke total exports $863.11 billion tak pahunche hain, jisme services ne 8.7% growth dikhaya, jabki merchandise exports sirf 0.93% badhe. Dusre emerging markets ke comparison mein India ka capex growth accha hai. Foreign exchange reserves bhi $7.79 billion ghat kar $690.69 billion ho gaye hain May 1, 2026 tak, jo currency fluctuation ko manage karne ki koshish dikha raha hai.
Risk Factor
Capex figures acchi hone ke bawajood, kuch risks hain. Excise duty rollback se inflation badh sakta hai agar carefully manage na kiya gaya. Forex reserves mein kami dikhi hai, jo global uncertainty ke beech rupee ko stabilize karne ki koshish lagti hai. Companies ne pehle strong profits dikhaye the, lekin capital spending pehle thoda slow tha. PLI schemes aur government ke infrastructure spending par nirbharata abhi bhi important hai. Geopolitical risks, regulatory issues, aur tariffs bhi expansion plans ko rok sakte hain.
Outlook
Experts cautious optimism dikha rahe hain. RBI ne FY26 ke liye GDP growth 7.6% projected kiya hai, aur FY27 ke liye 6.9% forecast kiya hai. IMF ne FY27 ke liye apna forecast 6.5% kiya hai. Manufacturing aur services mein growth jari rehne ki ummeed hai. Lekin sab kuch inflation manage karne, fiscal pressures se deal karne, aur global volatility mein India ki resilience par depend karega.