Mumbai, Jan. 11 -- Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that India is the fastest-growing economy in the world, asserting that new facilities are being created daily to simplify business, promote industry, and boost exports.

Addressing a BMC election rally, Goyal also highlighted that Maharashtra has emerged as the top-performing state in the country.

"Today, we have become the world's fourth-largest economy. Today, we are the fastest-growing economy in the world... New facilities are being created every day to simplify business, encourage industry, increase India's exports, and forge new free trade agreements with developed countries. In other words, a wave of development is sweeping across the entire cou...