Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman have expressed happiness over the latest GDP data indicating strong growth in the financial year 2025-26. While PM Modi said that this pace of economic development fills every Indian with pride, Nirmala Sitharaman wrote on social media platform X that despite global challenges, our government will continue to carry out reforms to maintain India’s economic pace. Know what both the leaders said?
Collective efforts of 140 crore countrymen are paying off
Prime Minister Modi said, ‘In this era of global crisis, with the collective efforts of 140 crore countrymen, India is managing itself and its efforts to remain at the forefront are also succeeding. The figures released today regarding the country’s development pace are also testifying to this.
India achieved a growth rate of 7.7 percent in the financial year 2025-26 and in the last quarter ending March 31, the growth rate was 7.8 percent. It is a major economy growing rapidly on the global stage. This speed makes every Indian proud: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Finance Minister expressed happiness about real GDP
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman posted on X, ‘Real GDP is estimated to grow by 7.7 percent in the financial year 2025-26. There is an estimated increase of 7.9 percent in real gross value added in the financial year 2025-26. ‘Real GDP and real gross value added are estimated to grow by 7.8% and 7.9% respectively in the fourth quarter of FY 2025-26.’
Work is going on rapidly in these areas including manufacturing
Nirmala Sitharaman further wrote in her post, ‘Specifically, manufacturing, trade, repair, hotel, transport, communication and broadcasting related services, storage and financial, real estate and professional services sectors have registered double-digit growth in FY 2025-26 at both constant and current prices.
Our Government, led by Narendra Modi, is committed to further pursue the ‘Reform Express’ with decisive policy measures to ensure positive economic momentum amid global uncertainties: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Economies around the world are struggling with uncertainties
It is noteworthy that PM Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman have made these comments at a time when economies around the world are struggling with geopolitical tensions, trade-related uncertainties and uneven growth trends.
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