Five Facts on Friday — 1 #FFF

Theme: India Economy

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#1: Proportion of Tax payers to Voters

• India has only 7 taxpayers for every 100 voters ranking us 13th amongst 18 of our democratic G-20 peers.

#2: Bio-Economy

• India’s economy surged to $80 bn from $10 bn in last 8 years: PM Modi at Biotech Startup Expo

#3: Digital Payments

According NPCI, in May 2022, UPI processed approximately

• 6 billion payments in Volume and
• Rs. 10 trillion in Value.

#4: In terms of FDI-

• India gets the highest annual FDI inflow of USD 83.57 billion in FY21–22.
• Singapore is the top investor country in terms of FDI equity inflow, with 27%, followed by the US (18%) and Mauritius (16%) for FY 2021–22.

#5: Infrastructure — Roadways

• The total road network in India is 6.2 mn km comprising all categories of roads — national & state highways and urban & rural roads.
• National Highways (NH) account for 2% of the total road network and carry over 40% of total traffic.