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Congress Alleges 'Modi-Made Economic Distress' Grips Indian Families

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh shared an article on X which claimed that the Reserve Bank of India's recently released data on house🔯hold financial assets and liabilities 'paints 𒀰a disquieting picture – of a contraction in savings, in the context of a slowdown in incomes.'

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh
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The Cong𓂃ress on Thursday alleged that a vast majority of Indian families are facing "extreme levels of Modi-made economic distress&q𝔉uot; with rise in inflation and debt and a decline in household savings.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh shared an article on X🍎 which claimed that the Reserve Bank of India's recently released data on household financial assets and liabilities &qꦺuot;paints a disquieting picture – of a contraction in savings, in the context of a slowdown in incomes."

In his post, Ramesh said, "Some fresh and concerning analysis coming out of the RBI's data: In addition to hous🍨ehold savings rates now at historic lows, income growth adjusted for inflation over the past four years is the slow🐷est in the past 40 years!"

Other key findings inform that n♏et household financial savings have reduced by a fifth in Fiscal Year 2023, while non-housing borrowing has doubled in FY 2023 which is most likely debt taken on to finance consumption, the Congress general secretary said.

"This data explains why the Modi government is burying the Consumption Expenditure Survey of 2022-23. It will reveal in stark terms how most Indians are getting poor🐬er," he said.

&𓄧quot;Clearly, the vast majority of Indian families are facing extreme levels of Modi-made economic distress — rising inflation, risiꦗng debt, slowing household consumption, and falling savings. Mr. Modi cannot escape accountability by suppressing data," Ramesh said.

The Congress has been attacking the governme💞nt over its handling of the economy and raising concerns over increasing unemployment 🐼and a rise in household prices.