Highlights of Economic Survey 2025-26

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2025-26 in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Thursday (January 29, 2026)

The Survey projected the GDP growth in the range of 6.8 to 7.2% in 2026-27, a tad lower than 7.4% estimated in the current fiscal.

Economic Survey 2025-26

Here are the highlights of the Economic Survey

First advance estimate projects real GDP growth and GVA growth for FY26 to 7.4% and 7.3% respectively.

Potential growth for India estimated at around 7%, while real GDP growth for FY27 projected at 6.8-7.2%

Centre revenue receipts rose to 9.2% of GDP in FY25 (PA)

GNPAs reach multi-decadal low of 2.2% in September 2025

55.02 crore bank accounts opened as of March 2025 under PMJDY, with 36.63 crore in rural and semi-urban areas.

Number of unique investors cross the 12-crore mark in September 2025, with nearly 25% being women

India’s share of global merchandise exports nearly doubles from 1% to 1.8% between 2005 and 2024

Services exports touch an all-time high of $387.6 billion in FY25, growing by 13.6%

India remains the world’s largest recipient of remittances, with inflows reaching $135.4 billion in FY25

India’s Foreign Exchange reserves increase to $701.4 billion as of January 16, 2026, providing cover for 11 months imports and 94% of external debt

Domestic inflation averaged 1.7% for April-December 2025

India’s foodgrain production is estimated to have reached 3577.3 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) in agriculture year (AY) 2024-25, an increase of 254.3 LMT over the previous year.

More than ₹4.09 lakh crore has been released to eligible farmers under PM-Kisan since its inception

Vikshit Bharat-GramG is a comprehensive statutory overhaul of MGNREGS aligning rural employment with long-term vision of Viksit Bharat 2047

Manufacturing GVA grow by 7.72% in Q1 and 9.13% in Q2 of FY26, reflecting structural recovery

Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes across 14 sectors have attracted over ₹2.0 Lakh Crore of actual investment, generating incremental production/Sales Exceeding ₹18.7 Lakh Crore and over 12.6 lakh jobs as of September 2025

India Semiconductor Mission Has Advanced Domestic Capabilities, With 10 Projects Of About ₹1.60 Lakh Crore Of Investment

High-Speed Corridors Increase Nearly Ten-Fold-From 550 Km (FY14) To 5,364 Km (FY26, Up To December 2025); 3,500 Km Of Railway Added In Fy26

India Is The World’s 3rdlargest Domestic Aviation Market, With The Number Of Airports Increasing From 74 In 2014 To 164 In 2025

Historic Turnaround For Discoms; Recording A Positive Pat Of ₹2,701 Crore In Fy25 For The First Time

India Ranks 3rd Globally In Overall Renewable Energy And Installed Solar Capacity

India Becomes The Fourth Nation To Achieve Autonomous Satellite Docking (Spadex) Capability

Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) Stands At 90.9, 90.3 And 78.7 At The Primary, Upper Primaryand Secondary Stages

India Now Has 23 IITs, 21 IIMss, And 20 AIIMS, Alongside The Establishment Of Two International IIT Campuses In Zanzibar And Abu Dhabi

India Accelerated Maternal And Child Mortality Reduction Since 1990, Outpacing Global Averages

As Of January 2026, The E-Shram Portal Has Successfully Registered Over 31 Crore Unorganised Workers, 54% Being Women

Vacancies Mobilised In The National Career Service Portal Exceeded 2.8 Crore In Fy25 And Have Already Crossed 2.3 Crore By September Fy26.

Multidimensional Poverty Index (Mpi) As Measured By Niti Aayog Shows A Decline From 55.3% In 2005-06 To 11.28% In 2022-23

Survey Proposes Disciplined Swadeshi For Strategic Resilience: A Calibrated Three-Tiered Strategy That Builds Critical Capabilities, Reduces Input Costs, Strengthens Advanced Manufacturing, And Progresses From Self-Reliance To Strategic Indispensability

Published – January 29, 2026 01:33 pm IST