this is a claim according to the Indian government. Not necessarily true. A related year old article on Quora: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.quora.com&#x2F;Why-is-Indias-GDP-growth-rate-of-7-0-for-year-2014-is-a-false-using-the-new-calculation-method" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.quora.com&#x2F;Why-is-Indias-GDP-growth-rate-of-7-0-f...</a>