Current Affairs & Static GK • 2025-2026

Economic Survey (2025-2026)

High-yield Economic Survey (2025-2026) current-affairs and static-GK facts for 2025-2026, curated for RRB, SSC, Railway and banking exam preparation. Revise the key positions, names and details below, then test your recall with the timed active-recall quiz in our interactive dashboard.

79. Economic Survey Highlights (Group A)

Topic / Position	Name / Detail	Note
Projected GDP Growth Rate (FY26)	7.4% (GVA expected at 7.3%)	State of the Economy
Estimated Potential Growth Rate	Around 7%	State of the Economy
Projected Growth Rate (FY27)	Increase from 6.8% to 7.2%	State of the Economy
Central Govt. Revenue Receipts (FY25)	9.2% of GDP	Fiscal Situation
Income Tax Return Filers (FY22 to FY25)	Increased from 6.9 crore to 9.2 crore	Fiscal Situation
GST Collections (April-Dec 2025)	Rs. 17.4 lakh crore	Fiscal Situation
Gross NPAs (September 2025)	Multi-decade low of 2.2% (Net NPAs: 0.5%)	Monetary & Banking
Credit Growth of Scheduled Banks	14.5%	Monetary & Banking
PM Jan Dhan Accounts (by March 2025)	55.02 crore accounts (36.63 crore or 66% in rural areas)	Financial Inclusion
Mudra Yojana Disbursal	Rs. 36.18 lakh crore	Financial Inclusion
Number of Investors in Stock Market	Crossed 12 crore	Financial Inclusion
Gift City Status	Emerged as international hub for global capital	Financial Inclusion
Total Exports (FY 2025)	Record $825.3 billion	External Sector
Services Exports Growth	Grew by 13.6% to a record $387.6 billion	External Sector
Foreign Exchange Reserves (Jan 2026)	$701.4 billion (covers 11 months of imports)	External Sector
Remittances Received (FY25)	$135.4 billion	External Sector
IITs, IIMs, and AIIMS Count	23 IITs, 21 IIMs, 20 AIIMS	Social Sector

80. Economic Survey Highlights (Group B)

Topic / Position	Name / Detail	Note
Total Employed People (Sept 2025)	562 million people	Social Sector
Unemployment Rate (Dec 2025)	Declined to 4.8%	Social Sector
Female Labor Force Participation Rate (2023-24)	Increased to 41.7%	Social Sector
Share of Services in GDP	53.6% (Highest Ever)	Services Sector
Global Services Exporter Rank	7th largest in the world	Services Sector
Private Consumption Share of GDP	61.5% (Highest since 2012)	Consumption & Investment
Gross Fixed Capital Formation Increase	7.8%	Consumption & Investment
Rural Income Driver	Good agricultural performance	Consumption & Investment
Average Retail Inflation (April-Dec 2025)	1.7% (Lowest Ever)	Inflation
Food Grain Production	Record high of 3,577.3 lakh metric tons	Agriculture
Fish Production Increase	Increased by 140%	Agriculture
Horticulture Production	367.72 million tons (higher than estimated food grains)	Agriculture
PM-KISAN Disbursal	4.09 lakh crore released to eligible farmers so far	Agriculture
PLI Scheme Impact	2 lakh cr investment, 18.7 lakh cr production, 12.6 lakh jobs	Industry & Manufacturing
Semiconductor Investment	1.6 lakh crore in 10 projects	Industry & Manufacturing
Capital Expenditure (Capex)	Increased to 11.21 lakh crore	Infrastructure
Highways & Airports Growth	Highways increased 10-fold (5,364 km), 164 airports	Infrastructure
Multidimensional Poverty Decline	Decreased from 55.3% to 11.28%	Poverty Alleviation
Social Services Expenditure Share of GDP	Increased to 7.9% of GDP	Poverty Alleviation

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