India's GDP growth forecast for 2025-26 has been revised upward. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced a new projection of 7.3%, compared to the earlier estimate of 6.8%, during his Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) address on Friday. This adjustment reflects an improvement of half a percent in the outlook. Advertisement

Malhotra explained that the Indian economy's performance has exceeded expectations, prompting the RBI to raise its growth projections. The updated forecast for the current year is as follows:

Q3 GDP at 7%

Q4 GDP at 6.5%

For the next fiscal year (2026), the RBI anticipates:

Q1 2026 at 6.7%

Q2 2026 at 6.8%

Period Now Earlier FY26 7.30% 6.80% Q3FY26 7.00% 6.40% Q4FY26 6.50% 6.20% Q1FY27 6.70% 6.40% Q2FY27 6.80% -

Despite these positive

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