New Delhi: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Friday informed that India’s economy grew by 7.8 per cent during the third quarter of 2025-26. The country had posted a growth of 7.4 per cent in the same quarter a year ago,
The MoSPI released the New Series of Annual and Quarterly National Accounts Estimates with the base year 2022–23. The previous series have been replaced with a base year of 2011–12.
According to the new series, India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to grow at 7.6 per cent during 2025-26. The advance estimates released by the ministry in January had estimated the Indian economy to grow at 7.4 per cent.
The latest data showed the growth rate for the quarter 2 of 2025-26 has been revised upwards to 8.4 per cent from 8.2 per cent. Importantly, because of the change in the base year, growth rate for the April-June (Q1) of FY26, was revised downwards to 6.7 per cent from 7.8 per cent.