‘Current investment rate is insufficient for high growth’: Pronab Sen, former Chief Statistician
- Posted on February 27, 2026
- By Financial Express
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‘Current investment rate is insufficient for high growth’: Pronab Sen, former Chief Statistician

Former Chief Statistician Pronab Sen discusses India’s new 2022-23 GDP base year series. While commending MoSPI's methodological improvements, Sen highlights the surprising alignment of consumption and GDP growth and warns that current investment levels typically support only 6.5% growth.