Agriculture alone can’t pull economy out of the crisis. This is what India actually needs

By Dhiraj NayyarGoI believes it can see green shoots of recovery in an economy ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic. Indeed, somehigh-frequency indicators show encouraging news. Government tax collections don’t convey the same optimism. It is quite likely that the agriculture sector — which pays no direct taxes — buoyed by a good monsoon, is driving rural consumption.But there is a limit to which a sector that only contributes 14% of GDP can drive