new delhi the marginal recovery in the economy in the final quarter of 201213 with growth inching to 48 from 47 in the previous quarter may prove ephemeral unless the strong government impetus that led to increased credit flows is not backed by significant reform legislation and swifter clearance and rollout of projects the minor uptick in the last quarter does hold out some hope for the government as it came on the back of improved financing insurance real estate and business services says a government analysis construction and to some extent manufacturing also did well the finance ministrys role in getting rbi to ease availability of credit seems to have helped these sectors improve but a more permanent recovery will depend on the political authority the government can summon to ensure that some important reforms in insurance and banking go through getting the economy to perk up by the year end is essential to the ruling coalitions plans to go to polls in early 2014 with an improved score card that can reflect an upward momentum in the gdp this along with welfarist agenda like food security and direct benefit transfers are key components of congresss game plan the window for measures to get the economy going is narrowing even as the government is concentrating on welfarist measures like food security and land compensation which entail higher spending and might in the short run push up costs of industry the analysis points out that sectors that did not do well are agriculture electricity gas and water supply the power and gas scenario directly impact industry and must improve to make the nascent recovery in sectors like financing and real estate more durable