FM Nirmala Sitharaman says India can become world's third-largest economy by 2027-28

FM Nirmala Sitharaman says India can become world's third-largest economy by 2027-28

"The people of India met with post -Covid challenges and built resilience," the finance minister said at the launch of the Viksit Gujarat roadmap 2047 at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit.

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FM Nirmala Sitharaman says India can become third-largest economy by 2027-28 FM Nirmala Sitharaman says India can become third-largest economy by 2027-28
Surabhi
  • Jan 10, 2024,
  • Updated Jan 10, 2024 4:14 PM IST

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said India would be able to become the third largest economy in the world and the GDP will cross $5 trillion by 2027-28. 

"The people of India met with post -Covid challenges and built resilience," the finance minister said at the launch of the Viksit Gujarat roadmap 2047 at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit. 

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Her comments come at a time when the economy is estimated to grow at a higher than anticipated 7.3 per cent this fiscal, after expanding by 7.2 per cent in FY23. 

The finance minister also underlined that the relationship between the Centre and states has moved from one of give and take to one of partnership after 2014 when the NDA government came to power.  

"This participatory approach gives us the target to build a developed India by 2047," she said, adding that the Centre is looking at development as a partnership where the strengths of states are leveraged. 

"Since 2014, the approach has been of cooperative and competitive federalism as well as of collaborative federalism. States are competing with each other for developing Viksit Bharat," Sitharaman said. 

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India aims to become a $30 trillion developed economy by 2047 as part of the government's ambitious Viksit Bharat plan 

The finance minister further said that Panch Pran (five resolves) of Viksit Bharat also includes removing the colonial mindset of the past. 

She also highlighted six to seven milestones of the government including the Antyodaya Anna Yojana and the SVANidhi scheme under which 57 lakh loans have been granted to street vendors. 

The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan for making India open defecation free has saved as much as 50,000 British pounds of spending on health care facilities, she further said. 

She also underlined the government's focus on financial inclusion which has brought over 50,000 people into the formal banking system. 

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India has also received $919 billion in foreign direct investment in the last 23 years of which 65 per cent or $ 595.25 billion has come in the last eight years, she further said. 

Also Read : ArcelorMittal to build world's single largest steel manufacturing site at Hazira by 2029, says Lakshmi Mittal

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said India would be able to become the third largest economy in the world and the GDP will cross $5 trillion by 2027-28. 

"The people of India met with post -Covid challenges and built resilience," the finance minister said at the launch of the Viksit Gujarat roadmap 2047 at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit. 

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Her comments come at a time when the economy is estimated to grow at a higher than anticipated 7.3 per cent this fiscal, after expanding by 7.2 per cent in FY23. 

The finance minister also underlined that the relationship between the Centre and states has moved from one of give and take to one of partnership after 2014 when the NDA government came to power.  

"This participatory approach gives us the target to build a developed India by 2047," she said, adding that the Centre is looking at development as a partnership where the strengths of states are leveraged. 

"Since 2014, the approach has been of cooperative and competitive federalism as well as of collaborative federalism. States are competing with each other for developing Viksit Bharat," Sitharaman said. 

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Also Read : Hiranandani Group’s Yotta G1 Cloud Data Centre begins operations in GIFT City

India aims to become a $30 trillion developed economy by 2047 as part of the government's ambitious Viksit Bharat plan 

The finance minister further said that Panch Pran (five resolves) of Viksit Bharat also includes removing the colonial mindset of the past. 

She also highlighted six to seven milestones of the government including the Antyodaya Anna Yojana and the SVANidhi scheme under which 57 lakh loans have been granted to street vendors. 

The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan for making India open defecation free has saved as much as 50,000 British pounds of spending on health care facilities, she further said. 

She also underlined the government's focus on financial inclusion which has brought over 50,000 people into the formal banking system. 

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India has also received $919 billion in foreign direct investment in the last 23 years of which 65 per cent or $ 595.25 billion has come in the last eight years, she further said. 

Also Read : ArcelorMittal to build world's single largest steel manufacturing site at Hazira by 2029, says Lakshmi Mittal

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Surabhi

Economy Editor at Business Today. A journalist for nearly two decades, I write on government policy and economy on a wide array of issues ranging from taxation and economic affairs, commerce and industry, statistics and labour markets. A large part of the focus of my reporting is on breaking down complex government policies and jargon into simple concepts that everyone can understand. How these policies, whether they are tax cuts or hikes, changes in PF formalities or interest rate announcements by the RBI, impact citizens is another core area of my reporting. I have worked in newspapers including BusinessLine, Indian Express, Financial Express and Economic Times in the past. debut novel, The Girls From Patna, was well received. When not looking for my next big story, I read murder mysteries and bake.

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