New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday that the changes in GDP figures are translating into growth in other areas.

Talking to reporters in the national capital, Puri said, "As we grow as an economy, today we are a 4.3 trillion dollar economy, but the changes are not just GDP figures, but how it's translating into other parts."

He praised the GDP growth figures for the last quarter, adding that "7.8 per cent was the rate of growth of GDP in the last quarter. In the preceding quarter, it was 7.4%. So, I think that we are not just the world's fastest-growing large economy, but these figures are remarkable in themselves."

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