New GDP data help UPA to avoid growth

The government said the data had been recalibrated to reflect a more accurate picture of the economy. Photo: Bloomberg

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday has reduced GDP growth rates for most of the previous 10 years of the APU regime, saying the data had been recalibrated to reflect a more appropriate picture of the economy.

GDP growth rates for fiscal years 2006 to 2012 have been revised. Chief Statistician Pravin Srivastava said at a press conference that he was using new retrospective data

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