Published • loading... • Updated
Congress’s Criticism of GDP Figures Is a ‘Dimagi Naxal’ Mindset: BJP
- Saurabh Garg, Secretary of Statistics and Programme Implementation, defended India's 7.8% GDP growth in Q1 2026-27, stating it is supported by real economy indicators including manufacturing and services data.
- The GDP base year was revised from 2011-12 to 2022-23 to reflect updated economic structures and improved data, and comparisons should consistently use the new series.
- Critics who mixed old and new GDP series and compared constant versus current prices led to misunderstandings of growth figures, according to Garg.
- World Bank Executive Director Neelkanth Mishra labeled claims of a lower growth rate as incorrect, citing strong independent indicators such as vehicle dispatches, tax collections, electricity generation, and construction activity that confirm the official GDP growth estimate.
Insights by Ground AI
14 Articles
14 Articles
Congress’s criticism of GDP figures is a ‘dimagi Naxal’ mindset: BJP
BJP MP Anil Baluni said rebasing did not begin with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure, the present exercise was the ninth such revision since Independence, and there were five revisions when the Congress was in power
·Chennai, India
Read Full Article
Centre defends GDP estimates, says revisions reflect updated data, methodology
The government issues a detailed clarification in a question-and-answer format, refuting allegations of artificially pushing up the real growth rate for the June quarter to 7.8% and the nominal expansion rate to 10.3%.
·New Delhi, India
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources14
Leaning Left2Leaning Right3Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Right
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Right
50% Right
L 33%
C 17%
R 50%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
