Expressing confidence on India’s growth, Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg has said that the Indian economy is expected to be the world’s third largest by 2030 with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) worth $10 trillion. He added ‘Good days are ahead and lot of good work is happening in the economy. The economy is on a stage of take off where Indians can legitimately hold their heads high’. His comments come on the heels of latest World Bank data showing that India has emerged as the sixth largest economy globally, surpassing France, in 2017.
Garg said that in the first 40 years of independence, the country hardly grew at 3.5%, and today 7-8% is the norm. He also said ‘By 2030, we can legitimately expect to be a $10 trillion economy. That is the challenge. That is also the opportunity’. He added that ‘8% growth is very much achievable... If we keep that... we can look forward to be an Indian economy of $10 trillion which would be the third largest economy in the world’.
Economic Affairs Secretary further said that India’s digital economy is expected to touch a $1 trillion mark by 2022 and going forward, possibly by 2030, the digital economy would be half of the total economy. Besides, India’s economy grew at a seven-quarter high of 7.7% in the three months ended March, helped by higher government spending and investments. Meanwhile, as per the World Bank data, the country became the sixth largest economy with a GDP of $2.59 trillion in 2017, relegating France to the seventh position.
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