1979—1980年度是近七年来印度经济最困难的一年。国民总产值下降了3％,农业生产由于严重干旱下降10％,工业产量减少1.5％;对外贸易逆差达到七年来最高水平,为224亿卢比;预算赤字超出一倍,总额达270亿卢比,通货膨胀率为20％左右。目前,国家粮食储存(主要是大米和少量小麦)共计1,200万吨。国家拟在近期内扩大储备预期达到1,800万吨。政府打算到2000年扩大灌溉面积至1.13亿公顷(目前为5,200万公顷)。工业:印度的煤炭工业国有化以后,采煤量急剧增氏,从1972—1973年的8,020万吨 1979-1980 is India’s most difficult year in nearly seven years. The gross national product dropped 3%, agricultural production dropped 10% due to severe drought and industrial output fell 1.5%; the foreign trade deficit reached its highest level in seven years at 224 billion rupees; the budget deficit more than doubled to Rs 2.7 billion, Expansion rate of about 20%. At present, national food stocks (mainly rice and small amounts of wheat) amount to 12 million tons. The country intends to expand reserves in the near future is expected to reach 18 million tons. The government plans to expand the irrigated area to 113 million hectares (currently 52 million hectares) by the year 2000. Industry: After the nationalization of India’s coal industry, coal mining increased rapidly from 82.2 million tons in 1972-1973