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India's festive economy is hitting new highs!
Festive trade has surged from ₹43,000 crore in 2017 to ₹6.05 lakh crore in 2025, marking over 14-fold growth. Trade is projected to cross ₹7 lakh crore this season, reflecting robust consumer demand and India's economic momentum.
Better facilities. More opportunities. A brighter future.
Usable girls’ toilets in Indian schools rose from 55.7% in 2014 to 95.8% in 2026, helping reduce dropout barriers. Toilets for children with special needs also increased from 10.5% to 40.1%, advancing inclusive education.
India's steel prowess is on full display!
From 87 million tonnes to 165.6 million tonnes in 2025, India's steel production has nearly doubled in 11 years. Today, India produces MORE STEEL THAN JAPAN & USA COMBINED.
A remarkable testament to India's growing industrial might!
Indians are earning beyond salaries.
The share of self-filers reporting at least one income source outside job has surged to 47.3% in AY 2026-27. Investments, business, freelancing and crypto are increasingly adding to earnings, reflecting a shift towards income diversification.
India’s high-income club is expanding rapidly.
In just four years, the share of ITR filers reporting gross income above ₹20 lakh has risen to 30.5%, nearly one in three. The ₹50 lakh+ club has almost doubled too, reflecting that more Indians are moving up the income ladder.
Digital inclusion at the bottom of the pyramid.
Despite political apprehensions about digital payments, one in four of India's poorest households pays online. Adoption among the poorest 20%, advancing from cash to click. People are embracing digital India, one click at a time.
Rural India's shift from survival to aspiration.
The urban-rural per capita spending gap has narrowed from 84% in 2011-12 to 70% in 2023-24. With food taking a smaller share of budgets, rural families are spending more on healthcare, mobility and better living standards.
Electricity powers more than homes; it powers opportunity.
With power reaching 99.9% of Indian households, millions can study after dark, sustain livelihoods and stay connected. This is how last-mile development helps families break free from poverty and build a better future.
Fewer Units. Bigger Output. Massive Job Creation.
While political rhetoric blames big businesses, the numbers tell a different story. Large factories, just 10.4% of units, drive 72.4% of manufacturing GVA and 63% of jobs, powering India’s manufacturing growth through scale.
India's digital payments revolution is gaining remarkable momentum!
UPI clocked 9,508 transactions worth ₹1.18 crore every second in October 2026, reflecting its phenomenal scale in everyday payments. The UPI also crossed 2,500 crore monthly transactions for the first time.
War and global unrest have tested economic resilience, but India’s growth momentum remains firm.
India's GST collections surged ~23% in October 2026, while April–October collections rose 13.2% YoY, underscoring the strength of domestic economic activity amid global turbulence.
No CRPF jawan has been lost in action for 368 days, the longest such stretch since 1979. The number of operational deaths has also come down significantly in the last 12 years, compared to the decade between 2004 and 2013.
47 YEARS. ONE HISTORIC ZERO.
After 47 years, the CRPF has gone 12 months without a single operational fatality anywhere in the country.
This milestone reflects the changing security landscape and the end of Maoist activity.
Truly, a historic shift in India's internal security.
India is powering its green transition ahead of schedule!
The only G20 country to achieve 50% non-fossil installed power capacity, India reached its 2030 target five years early. Solar power capacity has grown 61x since 2014, marking a massive shift in India's energy landscape.
The sun is powering savings!
From cheaper power to zero electricity bills, India's solar revolution is transforming household energy economics. With solar power costs down nearly 75% to ₹2.15 per unit, 21 lakh+ households under PM Surya Ghar are receiving zero electricity bills.
Tata Trusts control ~66% of Tata Sons, with two trusts holding 51.54%. With significant stakes across listed group companies, RBI’s concerns over group-level leverage and risks to public funds reinforce the case for listing Tata Sons to strengthen transparency and accountability.
A historic stride towards a poverty-free India!
49.6 crore Indians crossed the poverty line between 2011 and 2023, marking one of the world’s fastest declines. Extreme poverty plunged from 27.1% to just 2.6%, driven by rising employment, greater consumption and social support.
The World Bank’s October 2026 Poverty & Equity Brief records India’s progress as one of the fastest poverty declines in the world.
The report highlights several significant gains:
✅ 49.6 crore people moved above the lower-middle-income poverty line of $4.20 a day between 2011 and 2023, with the poverty rate declining from 57.7% to 16.1%.
✅ Extreme poverty declined from 27.1% to 2.6% over the same period, measured at $3 a day. Both monetary poverty thresholds use 2021 purchasing power parity.
✅ Employment increased by 13.4 crore people between 2017 and 2023, nearly twice the increase in the working-age population.
✅ Rural women accounted for much of the employment gain, entering paid work and increasing the number of earners in their households.
✅ Both rural and urban households experienced substantial welfare gains, with faster progress in rural India narrowing the rural–urban gap.
✅ Access to electricity reached 99% of the population, according to the report’s 2022 survey data.
The World Bank identifies strong consumption growth, rising employment - especially among women—and expanded social transfers, including food subsidies, as major drivers.
Under the leadership of Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi, the Government’s sustained policy efforts are yielding tangible results, strengthening the foundations for inclusive growth and greater economic opportunity. This is the reason why NDA govt wins people’s trust and mandate of our citizens.
We remain committed to building on this progress through productive employment, stronger household incomes and effective delivery of public services, so that aspirations of our people are met.
A more equal income distribution, a narrower gap between the rich and the poor in consumption.
With a Gini Index score of just 23, India records lower income inequality than major economies such as the US, China and the UK. A notable comparison in the global inequality landscape.
Cancer treatment is becoming more affordable for millions of Indians.
As per the latest list, the MRP of 487 anti-cancer drug brands has been reduced, with 276 seeing price cuts of 50% or more. With reductions of up to 94%, cancer care is becoming lighter on patients’ pockets.
