India will return to a growth path of 9 per cent soon and every effort will be made to spruce up the social and physical infrastructure in the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here on Friday.

"Our economy is expected to grow at 7 per cent this year and we are optimistic that we will return to a sustained high growth path of 9-10 per cent soon," the prime minister told the annual conclave for the Indian diaspora.