No four-year period is a final assessment of a government's performance. However, it does provide a good idea of the directional change it has attempted.
The charts below are an economic report of four years of the
Modi government
STATE OF THE ECONOMY
* Growth is showing signs of revival, shrugging off the impact of demonetisation and GST
* Inflation has remained under check, but oil prices may out pressure
* With simpler rules, India has moved up on the Ease of Doing business rankings
* Low oil prices, better targeting subsidies have helped the Centre keep fiscal deficit under control
* Exports have gathered pace, but higher oil import bill may widen trade and current account
* Government is facing criticism as domestic investment has not picked up and job growth has remained slow
* Weak corporate finances, low demand and RBI's tough norms have pished up bad debt of banks
* Power generation has risen but several plants remain idle due to muted demand
* Highway construction is seen as government's key achievement with pace more than doubling in four years
CONSUMER OUTLOOK
* After taking a beating post demonetisation, consumer confidence has improved but government will want it to pick up further
* Voters see employment prospects at historic lows. It took a beating post demonetisation and is yet to recover
* Consumers' net opinion about their own income levels has been on a downward slide
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
* Business owners have the most positive outlook on the situation in the last five years
* Most business expect profit margins to decline, but net opinion has improved since May 2014
* Under the
Modi government, business people have generally stayed optimistic about future prospects
