India, March 6 -- Maharashtra's economic growth is expected to be 7.9% in 2025-26 against 7.3% in 2024-25, according to the 2025-26 Economic Survey presented in the state legislature by minister of state for finance Ashish Jaiswal. The Agriculture sector has taken beating comparing the last FY, as it is expected to drop to 3.4% in 2025-26 from last year's growth of 9.1%, while industry (from 4.3% to 5.7%) and services (from 8.3% to 9%) are expected to perform better in 2025-26.

While the state has shown growth between 2024-25 and 2025-26, the growth is more than that at the national trend which is expected to be at 7.6%.

The tabling of the Economic Survey is a precursor to the state budget scheduled for March 6 as the Devendra Fadnavis-...