Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that the economic growth rate in the financial year 2025-26 is expected to be 7.4 percent and due to the investment policies of the NDA government, India’s reform express is gaining momentum. PM Modi said in a post on social media platform X, India’s reform express is continuously gaining momentum. This is possible due to the comprehensive investment promotion and demand-based policies of the NDA government.
According to the first advance estimate released by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation, the GDP growth rate in the financial year 2025-26 is expected to be 7.3 percent. This is better than the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) estimate of 7.3 percent and the government’s initial estimate of 6.3 to 6.8 percent.
India’s Reform Express continues to gain momentum. This is powered by the NDA Government’s comprehensive investment push and demand-led policies.
Be it infrastructure, manufacturing incentives, digital public goods or Ease of Doing Business, we are working to realize our
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 7, 2026
Will make the dream of prosperous India come true
PM Modi said that whether it is infrastructure, manufacturing promotion, digital public products or ease of doing business, we are working to realize our dream of a prosperous India. He said that India is being appreciated by the world for increasing the pace of progress through next generation reforms. India has become the center of global attention because of the innovation spirit of its people.
India aboard ‘Sudhar Express’
The PM has been saying earlier also that India has boarded the ‘Reformation Express’ and the primary engine of this ‘Reformation Express’ is India’s population, the young generation and the indomitable courage of the people of the country. He said the reforms were aimed at enabling citizens to live a dignified life, enabling entrepreneurs to innovate with confidence and enabling institutions to function with clarity and trust.
The Prime Minister also gave some examples of reforms including GST, allowing 100 percent FDI in Indian insurance companies. He said that two slabs of five percent and 18 percent have been implemented in GST and this has reduced the burden on families, small and medium enterprises, farmers etc.