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India record versions
India's headline statistics are revised: a base year changes, a deflator changes, a provisional figure is replaced by a final one. This is a dated archive of what each figure was on each date, with the source, and the public claims that quoted it.
Pick an indicator and a period
16 versions · 4 claims · archive 8bbdc00Superseded versions are dashed; the version in force now is the accent. Dates are the releases' own publication dates.
The revised pairs, before and after
Real GDP growth · 2023-24
Earlier versions
Now · in force
The series moved from GDP base 2011-12 to GDP base 2022-23.
Real GDP growth · 2024-25
Industrial production, annual growth · 2024-25
Earlier version
Now · in force
The series moved from IIP base 2022-23 WPI-deflated to IIP base 2022-23 PPI-deflated.
Industrial production index · April 2026
Earlier version
Now · in force
The series moved from IIP base 2022-23 WPI-deflated to IIP base 2022-23 PPI-deflated.
Claims, checked against the record of their day
No speaker was wrong when they spoke. Each claim matched the record that was in force on its own date; the record it would match today is the revised figure.
“Real GDP Growth Rate of 9.2% for 2023-24 (highest in the previous 12 years except 2021-22)”
MoSPI (originating release) · 28 Feb 2025 · the statement
Then it matched: 9.2% · GDP base 2011-12 · 28 Feb 2025
In force now: 7.3% · GDP base 2022-23 · 31 Aug 2026
“Provisional Estimates: Real GDP estimated to grow by 6.5% in FY 2024-25”
MoSPI (originating release) · 30 May 2025 · the statement
Then it matched: 6.5% · GDP base 2011-12 · 30 May 2025
In force now: 7.2% · GDP base 2022-23 · 31 Aug 2026
“India’s GDP grows 8.2% in FY24 against 7% in FY23 ("India’s real GDP is estimated to grow by 8.2 percent in the Financial Year 2023-24 as compared to the growth rate of 7 percent registered in Financial Year 2022-23.")”
News On AIR (Akashvani News) · 31 May 2024 · the statement
Then it matched: 8.2% · GDP base 2011-12 · 31 May 2024
In force now: 7.3% · GDP base 2022-23 · 31 Aug 2026
“MoSPI data also highlighted that India’s real GDP grew by 9.2 percent in the financial year 2023-24, the highest annual growth in 12 years, excluding the post-pandemic rebound in FY22.”
News On AIR (Akashvani News) · 28 Feb 2025 · the statement
Then it matched: 9.2% · GDP base 2011-12 · 28 Feb 2025
In force now: 7.3% · GDP base 2022-23 · 31 Aug 2026
Try this
Three steps- Pick an indicator and a period
Choose one of the revised figures. Each version is shown on the date line it was published, with its series, estimate type and source.
- Read the before and after
See the earlier version and the one in force now, side by side, with their base years and deflators.
- Check a claim
See a public statement that quoted the figure: it matched the record on its own date, but not the record today.
What it is, and how it works
What it is
A public, hand-verified archive of dated versions of a handful of India's headline statistics, linked to the claims that quoted them. Every value is read from a saved primary government release (MoSPI or PIB) that is listed in the archive with a link and an integrity hash.
My role
The archive, its sources and its claims are mine. It is released under CC BY 4.0 with the code under MIT.
What the pairs show
Four figures hold two or more versions: real GDP growth for 2023-24 and 2024-25, the annual industrial production growth, and the April 2026 industrial production index. The revisions follow the 2026 rebase of the base year and the deflator used.
How to read it
- Pick an indicator and period; every version appears on the date line it was published
- The revised pairs are shown as before and after, with base year and deflator
- A public claim is checked against the record as it stood on its date, and against today
Status and limits
This is version 0: a small, hand-verified start, not a complete archive of Indian statistics. It makes no judgement about any speaker; a figure that was later revised was not wrong when it was stated. The checker that tests any claim against the record of its date is the next step and is not in this archive yet.
What it is
A claim that quoted a government figure was checked against the record as it stood on the day it was made. In 2026 India rebased its GDP, consumer prices and industrial production, so the figure that was the headline on one date is not the figure on a later date. This page records the dated versions of a few of those figures and links them to the public statements that quoted them, so you can see which statement was right on which date.
The data is the public archive: versions.csv (one row per published value) and claims.csv (the statements and which record version they match, then and now). Choose an indicator and a period to see every version on its date line. No speaker is wrong when they spoke: the record changed afterwards.
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