Government rejects claims that the GDP revision was deliberate.
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation said the changes came from a new base year and updated data sources.
Former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said growth would have looked lower without the earlier figures being adjusted.
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The reporting broadly agrees that the GDP figures were revised and that the government attributed the change to updated methods and data. It also agrees that Subhash Chandra Garg linked the revision to the appearance of stronger current growth.
What remains unresolved is the allegation of deliberate revision, which the government denied. Any further clarification would depend on additional explanation of the revision process and the data used.
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The reporting says the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation denied that the GDP revision was meant to artificially boost current growth. It attributes the change to a new base year and updated data sources. It also records Subhash Chandra Garg’s claim that growth would have appeared lower without the adjustment.
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The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation rejected allegations that last year's gross domestic product figures were deliberately revised downward to artificially boost the current economic growth rate. The government explained that the changes resulted from adopting a new base year and incorporating updated data sources. Former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg had argued that growth would have appeared significantly lower without the previous figures being adjusted.