Anish Shah, MD of Mahindra & Mahindra, says it is a rare moment in India’s history, “which will add as much as the European Union to the global GDP by 2030.”
Shah believes that India can become one of the top three economies in the world, with a GDP of 7.2 trillion by 2030.
The investor presentation, uploaded on the Bombay Stock Exchange, showed that the Indian economy is set to grow 95% from $3.7 trillion in 2023 to $7.2 trillion by 2030, ahead of Japan and Germany.
Shah believes that the Indian economy has the potential to grow to $30 trillion by 2047 when India will celebrate its 100th year of independence. As part of Viksit Bharat Vision 2047, he expects that 25% of the GDP contribution will come from the manufacturing sector, of which the automotive industry will be a key driving force.
This means the manufacturing sector will grow 16 times in the next quarter of a century, whereas exports could increase 11 times to $8.7 trillion by 2047. He expects women’s participation in the workforce to more than double to 45% of the labour force from the current 20%, and the per capita income in India to grow to $17,500.