{
  "id": 15018473,
  "title": "'India needs 8-9% growth to become a developed nation by 2047'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/india-needs-8-9-growth-to-become-a-developed-nation-by-2047",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-16T18:42:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Economy",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-economy",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/india-needs-8-9-growth-to-become-a-developed-nation-by-2047/articleshow/135002066.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "India aims to become a $30 trillion economy by 2047, from its current size of around $4 trillion, according to statistics ministry secretary Saurabh Garg. To achieve this ambitious goal, the nation will need to sustain annual economic growth of 8-9% over the next two decades, requiring continued reforms and policy interventions. Garg stated that India is the fastest-growing economy and expects continued growth in the foreseeable future. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have recently raised their growth forecasts for India for FY27 to 7%, citing domestic demand and strong services activity.",
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/india-should-become-a-tech-creator-rather-than-tech-user-nation-niti",
        "published": "2026-10-16T18:54:17.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}