FROM STABILITY TO STRENGTH: GROWTH ACCELERATES ALONG WITH LOWER INFLATION

• Thematic flagship message of the Economic Survey 2025-26, tabled in Parliament on 29 January 2026 by FM Nirmala Sitharaman.
• Captures a "Goldilocks moment" — real GDP growth accelerating to 7.4% in 2025-26 while headline CPI inflation collapsed to 1.7% (April-Dec 2025), the lowest since the CPI series began.
• Critical for UPSC GS-III (Indian Economy, Inflation, Growth, Monetary Policy) — pairs Survey numbers with RBI's flexible inflation targeting framework.