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- Lanka Dinakar, Chairman of the 20 Points Programme (Viksit Bharat – Swarna Andhra Pradesh), criticised opposition parties for portraying India's 7.8% GDP growth as 2.6%, calling it political propaganda.
- He argued they reached the lower figure by mixing the old 2011–12 GDP series with the new 2022–23 series, which he said is scientifically invalid.
- He defended the choice of 2022–23 as the new base year as a technical recommendation by the Advisory Committee on National Accounts Statistics, based on factors like GST implementation and post-COVID recovery.
- He challenged the Congress and the Left to publish their full data and methodology if they stand by the 2.6% claim.
What to watch next
- Whether Congress and the Left respond by publishing the data and methodology behind their 2.6% growth claim, as Dinakar challenged.
- Any official clarification or rebuttal from statistical bodies on the comparability of the 2011–12 and 2022–23 GDP series.
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Lanka Dinakar
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“Growth must be calculated based on a single GDP series, a single base year, a consistent methodology, and comparable prices. Taking the 2025-26 figures from the 2011-12 series and the 2026-27 figures from the 2022-23 series, and presenting the difference between them as actual GDP growth, is not scientifically valid”
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…the public. He criticised the Congress leaders, its supporters, Left sympathisers, and those ideologically opposed to the Narendra Modi government for creating “confusion among the public” in the name of statistics. “ Growth must be calculated based on a single GDP series, a single base year, a consistent methodology, and comparable prices. Taking the 2025-26 figures from the 2011-12 series and the 2026-27 figures from the 2022-23 series, and presenting the difference between them as actual GDP growth, is not scientifically valid ,” he said. Mr. Dinakar said the selection of 2022–23 as the new base year was not a political decision, but a recommendation by the Advisory Committee on National Accounts Statistics after examining various years. He…
“Congress may criticise the policies of the Centre, which is its democratic right. However, changing statistical standards to suit political opposition is not acceptable”
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…2011–12 and in 2026. He said the country has made substantial progress in areas such as manufacturing, the digital economy, e-commerce, financial services, infrastructure, technology, and formalisation of businesses. “ Congress may criticise the policies of the Centre, which is its democratic right. However, changing statistical standards to suit political opposition is not acceptable ,” he maintained. If Congress and the Left believe that the 2.6% growth claim is correct, they should place the complete data, methodology, evidence, and calculations before the public, Mr. Dinakar challenged. Published…
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- Public discourse on India's economy information confusion· days
- Political debate in Andhra Pradesh and nationally narrative polarization· weeks
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Named India · Advisory Committee on National Accounts Statistics · Congress · Lanka Dinakar · Narendra Modi · Viksit Bharat – Swarna Andhra Pradesh
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