India Budget 2025-26: Five constraints that need to be addressed

THE Economic Survey 2025 has projected that the country’s economy will grow 6.3-6.8 per cent in the next fiscal year. India is among the top-performing countries globally but sluggish compared with recent performance.The world’s fifth-largest economy posted 8.2 per cent GDP growth in the 2023-24 financial year but has slowed down since due to lower infrastructure spending, a weaker manufacturing sector and muted urban consumption. The middle class is squeezed by high prices and low wage growth.