Updated On: 16 December, 2025 05:25 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the Parliament Winter Session said that India is growing at 8.2 per cent, far above the global average, and remains the fastest-growing major economy. She highlighted rating upgrades, rising exports and reduced inequality as proof of strong economic fundamentals

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during the Parliament Winter Session on Tuesday. (Pic/PTI)
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while speaking in the Parliament Winter Session, highlighted that the global growth is 3.2 per cent and India is growing at 8.2 per cent. She Sitharaman further indicated that India is becoming the fastest-growing major economy, and every global institution is raising their growth outlook for the country in the current fiscal year (FY26), news agency IANS reported.
Sitharaman also stressed that “no dead economy gets a credit rating upgrade”.