India’s economic growth likely to close to 8% in FY24: Shaktikanta Das

07 Mar 2024 Evaluate

In the view of the third quarter (October-December) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data released by the government, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has said the India’s economic growth could be close to 8 per cent in the current financial year (FY24). Recently, the National Statistical Office (NSO) projected 8.4 per cent growth in the October-December quarter of the FY24. It has also revised GDP estimates for the first and second quarters to 8.2 and 8.1 per cent from 7.8 per cent and 7.6 per cent, respectively.

Citing improvement in fiscal consolidation, current account deficit and price situation, Das said that overall the economy is doing very well. He noted that with high-frequency indicators and the momentum of the economy indicates that the Q4FY24 growth likely to exceed 5.9 per cent estimate and eventually, the full year growth might be more than 7.6 per cent and this will be good as numbers will be very close to 8 per cent. 

Regarding price rise, he said the latest inflation print of 5.1 per cent is still 110 basis points away from the target of 4 per cent. Though, he said the trend of inflation is on the decline and the RBI is now focused on taking inflation to the target of 4 per cent on a durable and sustainable basis.

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