is asserted that data of the people by the people for the people must become the mantra for the government 7 deregulating labour law restrictions can significantly create more number of jobs in the economy the key document said referring to the example of rajasthan where labour reforms where introduced in 2014 8 the survey states that indian economy is set to witness a sharp slowdown in population growth in the next two decades population projection at the national and state level up to 20141 shows that india has entered the next stage of demographic transition this is mainly due to rapid decline in the total fertility rate tfr in recent decades which is expected to be below replacement level fertility by 20219 another key suggestion given by the survey is invoking the doctrine of pious obligation as well as blending principles of behavioural economics with spiritual norm to tackle tax evasion and wilful defaults10 the survey also highlighted the vision for electric vehicle mobility in the country stating that evs hold enormous potential not only because they are envirnoment friendly but also because india can emerge as a hub for ev market thereby generating employment and growth opportunities11 india continues to lag on the indicator for enforcing contracts climbing one rank from 164 to 163 in the latest ease of doing business report 2018 the survey suggested clearing backlog in courts by reducing the number of holidays and appointing more judges to enhance productivity of the judicial system as per the survey 35 crore cases are pending in the judicial system much of which are concentrated in the district and subordinate courts12 the survey outlined the substantial progress made by the government on women empowerment social protection schemes education health and skilling employment by initiating many plans for these sectors several programs like beti bachao beti padhao bbbp ujjwala scheme poshan abhiyaan pradhan mantri matra vandara yojana etc have been initiated to mainstream women and make women active agents of change in the society the survey said13 the economic survey outlined the progress made in the swachh bharat mission sbm that was initiated in 2014 to achieve universal sanitation coverage by october 2 2019 over 95 crore toilets have been built all over the country and 564658 villages have been declared opendefecation free odf14 devising policies to benefit farmers by improving water usage should become a national priority the survey suggested focus should shift from land productivity to irrigation water productivityand thrust should be on microirrigation that can improve water use efficiency it further statedwith agency inputs