New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- India's latest base year revision of national accounts has led to an upward adjustment in GDP growth estimates for 2025-26. The government said that the use of annual surveys for household sector estimates and change in method of deflation improved the GDP estimates.

At the sectoral level, the primary sector, comprising agriculture, mining and related activities, saw a marginal downward revision of 0.1 percentage point in growth. The government indicated that there was no significant change in real estimates overall, though crop sector growth was revised upward.

The secondary sector, which includes electricity, manufacturing and construction, recorded a 0.2 percentage point upward revision.

Growth was revised high...