Survey Ignores Ground Reality, Shifts Burden to Private Sector: SDPI

Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has taken note of the Economic Survey’s claim that India’s economy remains resilient amid global uncertainties. While headline figures may sound reassuring, SDPI believes that economic resilience must be felt in people’s daily lives, not just reflected in charts and projections.

The party said that a growth model driven largely by consumption cannot be celebrated when unemployment, inflation, shrinking incomes and rising household debt continue to affect workers, farmers, minorities and the informal sector. “Macroeconomic optimism means little if the common citizen continues to struggle with the cost of living,” SDPI said.

Referring to the Survey’s assertion that the private sector must drive the next phase of growth, SDPI said this exposes a deeper concern. “After years of tax breaks, policy concessions and incentives, shifting responsibility entirely onto the private sector raises serious questions about the government’s economic vision. Growth cannot be left to corporate goodwill alone while public welfare is diluted,” the party stated.

SDPI also warned that continued pressure on the rupee will translate into higher fuel prices and costlier essentials, placing an additional burden on ordinary households. The party demanded a course correction focused on job creation, support to MSMEs, strong public investment, price control and social security, asserting that true resilience lies in economic justice, not corporate-driven growth narratives.

Mohammad Shafi

National Acting President

Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI)