{"id":728971,"date":"2026-01-29T16:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/728971\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T16:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:54:09","slug":"reflects-steady-progress-in-challenging-global-environment-pm-on-economic-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/728971\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflects steady progress in challenging global environment: PM on Economic Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/business\/story\/indias-economy-expected-to-grow-at-68-72-higher-than-last-years-outlook-economic-survey-2026-2859637-2026-01-29?utm_source=global-search&amp;utm_medium=global-search&amp;utm_campaign=global-search\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Economic Survey,<\/a> saying it paints a picture of a resilient Indian economy marked by strong macroeconomic fundamentals and sustained growth despite global uncertainties.<\/p>\n<p>Presented in Parliament by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/business\/story\/from-inflation-ai-to-mental-health-6-key-takeaways-from-ceas-economic-survey-briefing-2859764-2026-01-29\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Economic Survey 2025-26<\/a> also stresses the government\u2019s focus on inclusive development, with special emphasis on farmers, MSMEs, job creation for youth, and social welfare measures.<\/p>\n<p>In a tweet, PM Modi noted that the survey highlights the growing contribution of innovation, entrepreneurship, and infrastructure to nation-building.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The economic survey tabled today presents a comprehensive picture of India&#8217;s Reform Express, reflecting steady progress in a challenging global environment. It highlights strong macroeconomic fundamentals, sustained growth momentum and the expanding role of innovation, entrepreneurship and infrastructure in nation-building,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>ECONOMIC SURVEY 2025-26<\/p>\n<p>The Economic Survey has projected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/business\/story\/indias-economy-expected-to-grow-at-68-72-higher-than-last-years-outlook-economic-survey-2026-2859637-2026-01-29?utm_source=global-search&amp;utm_medium=global-search&amp;utm_campaign=global-search\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">India\u2019s GDP growth at 6.8\u20137.2 per cent<\/a> for the financial year beginning in April, maintaining the country\u2019s position as the world\u2019s fastest-growing major economy even as trade tensions and global volatility weigh on the outlook.<\/p>\n<p>According to estimates by the National Statistics Office (NSO), the economy is set to expand by 7.4 per cent in the current fiscal year, marking the fourth straight year that India has led major economies in growth.<\/p>\n<p>The survey has also revised India\u2019s potential growth rate upward to 7 per cent, compared to the 6.5 per cent estimate made three years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said the country\u2019s potential growth could further rise to 7.5 per cent in the coming years if policy efforts focus on strengthening manufacturing, boosting exports, and accelerating structural and process reforms.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the Economic Survey three years ago had pegged India\u2019s maximum potential growth at 6.5 per cent, but medium-term reforms could now lift that to 7\u20138 per cent annually.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ends<\/p>\n<p>Published By: <\/p>\n<p>Prateek Chakraborty<\/p>\n<p>Published On: <\/p>\n<p>Jan 29, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday praised the Economic Survey, saying it paints a picture of a resilient&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":728972,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3094],"tags":[51,216786,3134,216788,216785,216787,200245,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-728971","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entrepreneurship","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-economic-survey-2025-26","10":"tag-entrepreneurship","11":"tag-india-economic-report-2025-26","12":"tag-india-economy-2025-26","13":"tag-india-gdp-growth-2025","14":"tag-inflation-in-india-2025","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115979437043975215","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=728971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728971\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/728972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=728971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=728971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=728971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}