(a) whether it is a fact that the capital investment in domestic private sector and the public sector has declined in the country for the last several years; and
(b) if so, the amount of capital invested in private sector and public sector in the country during each financial year from 2010-12 to 2014-15?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(SHRI JAYANT SINHA)
(a) and (b): The information on Gross Capital Formation (GCF), also known as investment, based on the new series of national accounts (base year=2011-12), is available only from the year 2011-12. Based on the estimates published by the Central Statistics Office, GCF at current prices in the public sector and private sector is given in the following table.
Gross Capital Formation at Current Prices ( Rs. crore)
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Public Sector 658442 717203 803345 923941
Private Sector 2546031 2816572 2940946 3140981
Source: Central Statistics Office.
Note: Public sector includes public financial and non-financial corporations and the general government. Private sector includes private financial and non-financial corporations and households.
GCF in the public sector increased from Rs. 658442crore in 2011-12 to Rs. 923941crore in 2014-15. GCF in the private sector increased from Rs. 2546031crore in 2011-12 to Rs. 3140981 crore in 2014-15.