Special Economic Zones are likely to be central to realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious Make in India agenda.
RBI kept all key rates unchanged in its policy review on Tuesday.
The government recently announced a new formula for determining the price of natural gas, lowering it from $8.4 suggested by the C Rangarajan committee.
A monsoon deficit is likely to affect the agriculture output, which could have an impact on the food inflation
The total demand has remained subdued mainly due to high interest rates and property prices.
Electricity generation has outperformed the industrial production index for five months in a row this financial year, even as the broader economy is struggling to grow.
The US is likely to have per capita GDP of $57,455, about 20 times India's, indicative of how far India will stand in about a decade.
This means lower losses on fuel sales by Indian oil companies and a shrinking oil subsidy bill for the government.
ADB's calculations imply almost half of India's population (47.7 per cent) was below the line in 2010. Both these estimates are based on the year 2005's purchasing power parity rates.
Index of industrial production data had also shown that the sector grew at 3.1 per cent after contracting in the previous quarters.
Against National Democratic Alliance's 75 million target, United Progressive Alliance added 61 million in 2013-14.
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