Hold on tight! India’s economic engine just revved up big time. The National Statistics Office (NSO), under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), dropped the latest GDP numbers for July-September 2025, and guess what? India’s real GDP growth skyrocketed to a fantastic 8.2%! That’s a sharp jump from the 5.6% growth in the same quarter last year. The magic formula? A supercharged performance by the Secondary and Tertiary sectors. The Secondary sector, which includes manufacturing and construction, grew by a strong 8.1%. Manufacturing alone accelerated at 9.1%, and construction climbed 7.2% — truly a builder’s paradise! On the other hand, the Tertiary sector, the powerhouse of services like finance, real estate, and professional services, raced ahead with a stunning 9.2% rise. Financial, Real Estate & Professional Services took the lead with an even more impressive growth of 10.2%. Even the other players chipped in. Agriculture and Allied sectors grew steadily at 3.5%, and utilities like electricity and gas surged by 4.4%. The Real Private Final Consumption Expenditure (PFCE), which reflects spending by households, also got a shot in the arm, growing at 7.9% compared to 6.4% from last year. Zooming out, India’s economy grew by 8.0% in the first half (April-September) of FY 2025-26, much higher than the 6.1% growth recorded in the same period last year. For some history, last year (FY 2024-25), India grew 6.5% in real terms, as predicted by the Reserve Bank of India. The year before, in 2023-24, India had an eye-popping 9.2% growth, confirming its spot as the world’s fastest-growing big economy. According to official data, the economy’s growth was 8.7% in 2021-22 and 7.2% in 2022-23. The World Bank has also set a big challenge for India — needing to grow at an average 7.8% for the next 22 years to become a developed nation by 2047. But here’s the catch: “getting there would require reforms and their implementation to be as ambitious as the target itself,” the World Bank warned. India’s own Economic Survey for 2024-25 echoed this big dream, stating to realize the vision of 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047, India must maintain an average annual growth rate of around 8% for a decade or two. This quarter’s strong 8.2% growth is a step into that dream, showing India’s economy is revving up for a long and thrilling ride! Published - November 28, 2025 04:30 pm IST