India GDP Growth: India’s economy was continuously wavering due to the ongoing war between Iran and the US. Meanwhile, now there are reports that its pace has strengthened and increased in the financial year 2025-26. According to the preliminary data disclosed by the government, the country’s real GDP has registered a growth of 7.7 percent, which is 7.1% higher than the previous financial year.
This data has been released by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI) on Friday itself. According to these data, the Indian economy has grown at the rate of 7.8% in the quarter of January-March 2026. This shows that economic activity remained strong even in the last three months of the financial year.
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This increase in India’s GDP has happened at a time when the economy is shaken across the world, geopolitical tensions and crude oil prices have increased, due to which continuous challenges are also emerging.
Real GDP measured on the basis of constant (2022-23) prices is estimated to increase to Rs 323.12 lakh crore in the financial year 2025-26, which was Rs 299.89 lakh crore a year ago i.e. in the financial year 2025. At the same time, nominal GDP, which also includes the effect of inflation, increased by 8.9% to Rs 346.36 lakh crore in the financial year 2026. In the last financial year it was Rs 318.07 lakh crore.
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According to the government, these estimates have been prepared on the basis of many important economic indicators. These include data related to industrial production, GST collection, results of companies, vehicle sales, freight transportation, use of telecom services, banking activities, tax collection and trade.
What did the ministry say?
MoSPI Ministry said that while preparing the new estimates, the latest data of the fourth quarter (January-March) of the financial year 2025-26 as well as the revised data of earlier quarters have also been included. The ministry also said that a new series of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Wholesale Price Index (WPI) will be used in the GDP data released in future, the base year of which will be 2022-23.
Apart from this, the GDP data for the first quarter of the financial year 2026-27 i.e. April-June 2026 will be released on 31 August 2026.

