Neelkanth Mishra defends GDP data, calls criticism ‘egregiously wrong’
Mishra's comments came after former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg sparked a controversy by questioning the credibility of the official GDP growth estimate for April-June quarter (Q1). Garg argued that the high Q1 growth was achieved by lowering the GDP base for the Q1 of the previous year.
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