According to the rating agency, public sector investments and spending made by the government in the Union Budget announcements after the pandemic have paid off, with fixed investments being the key driver of GDP growth until the fiscal year 2024.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presented the state budget for the financial year 2025-26 in the Legislative Assembly, allocating a sum of Rs. 51,034 crores for the implementation of various guarantee schemes in the current fiscal year.
India's real gross domestic product (GDP) growth would be steady at 6.5 per cent in fiscal 2026 despite uncertainties stemming from geopolitical turns and trade-related issues led by US tariff actions, said Crisil Intelligence on Thursday.
India's economy is expected to grow at a much better pace in the fourth quarter of FY25, supported by strong government spending, a recovery in the rural economy, and a likely increase in private investment, according to a report by Centrum.
India's per capita GDP at current prices is estimated to reach Rs 2.35 lakh in the financial year 2024-25 (FY25), driven by better policy-making and improved distribution of benefits through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system, according to a report by the State Bank of India (SBI).
India's economic growth is expected to pick up momentum in the third quarter of the financial year 2024-25 (Q3FY25), with GDP growth estimated at 6.2 per cent, up from 5.4 per cent in the second quarter (Q2FY25), according to a report by Union Bank of India.
Anshul Jain, Chief Executive, India, SEA & APAC Tenant Representation at Cushman & Wakefield, described the move as "well-timed and much-needed," particularly as CPI inflation eases and Q2-FY25 GDP growth slows.
On the inflation front, RBI expects Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation to ease to 4.8 per cent in FY25, with Q4 FY25 inflation projected at 4.4 per cent. For FY26, inflation is forecasted at 4.2 per cent, with quarterly estimates as Q1 FY26: 4.5 per cent, Q2 FY26: 4.0 per cent, Q3 FY26:
India's economy is expected to grow at 6.5 per cent in the financial year 2025-26 (FY26), slightly higher than the 6.4 per cent growth estimated for the ongoing fiscal year (FY25), according to a report by Crisil.
After the economic survey projects that the country's growth in FY26 is expected to remain in the range of 6.3 per cent to 6.8 per cent, a report by PwC stated that there are downside risks to the growth from the external factors.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who announced major tax relief for the middle class in the Union Budget 2025-26 apart from other proposals to boost GDP growth, received warm facilitation from BJP members and party's allies soon after her speech with Prime Minister Narendra Modi also