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7.8% or 2.6%? Modi Govt vs Subhash Chandra Garg on India’s GDP Q1 numbers - Who said what | Explained

· 3 September 2026 · 2 min read
7.8% or 2.6%? Modi Govt vs Subhash Chandra Garg on India’s GDP Q1 numbers - Who said what | Explained

Mint has reported a new India-focused economy development: “7.8% or 2.6%? Modi Govt vs Subhash Chandra Garg on India’s GDP Q1 numbers - Who said what | Explained.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: The Congress party cited criticism by former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg on GDP numbers to attack the government, saying it must understand that ‘PR can polish the picture’ of GDP but not the economy itself. Intellectual Janata Party includes this item for public-affair

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