MoSPI Secretary Defends Revised GDP Growth Figures, Rejects Overestimation Claims
MoSPI Secretary Saurabh Garg defended India's revised GDP growth figures, rejecting claims of systematic overestimation. He explained that the new 2022-23 base-year series, released six months ago, uses improved data sources and methods, including direct surveys and GST data, leading to downward revisions from previous estimates. Garg emphasized that GDP estimates are updated as better data become available and cautioned against comparing old and new series directly, describing such comparisons as unwarranted.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (55–55/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
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indianexpress broke this story on 9 Sept, 01:16 am. Other outlets followed.