The Indian economy is expected to grow at a healthy 7.4 per cent in 2025-26, as per the first advance estimates released by the National Statistics Office. Growth this year is considerably higher than what many analysts, including the RBI, had expected at the beginning of the year. The disaggregated data shows that the sharpest acceleration is in the services sector. It would also be the second consecutive year that nominal growth has been less than 10 per cent. Slower nominal growth over time could have implications for the government’s debt/deficit dynamics.

Source: Indian Express January 08, 2026 01:58 UTC