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Cover Story

Years
of Vikas Yatra

Growing Exports through Atman- MSMEs: Strengthening the
irbharta Economy
India’s exports of goods and services reached a record
860.09 billion US dollars in FY 2025–26, marking a
4.22% increase over the previous year. In 2014, exports
stood at 479 billion US dollars.
$48 billion

woth Electronic goods
exported in 2025-26, up
from $6.3 billion in 2014-15.
This represents an average
annual growth rate of
20.3%.

n 52.6 billion dollars was India’s export of agricultural, 7.47 31.1%
plantation and marine products in FY 2025-26, com-
pared to 39.6 billion dollars in 2013-14.
crore+ MSMEs is the
A 166-time growth was recorded are engaged in contribution of
in mobile phone exports. manufacturing, services this sector to
(In lakh crore rupees) and trade activities. India’s GDP.

0.016 2.60 48.58% contribution is made
by MSMEs to the
country’s total exports.
2013-14 2025-26
20-fold growth recorded 32.8
in defence exports 35.4%

share in
1,941 38,424 (Figures in crore rupees) manufacturing sector crore people receive
livelihood support
through MSMEs.
2013-14 2025-26 output comes from
MSMEs.
Figures that reflect strength n 20.41 lakh crore rupees worth of sales were recorded
and resilience under the PLI scheme till March 2026.
357.14 484 n 135.4 billion dollars in remittances received made India the
world’s largest remittance recipient country in 2025-26.

Lakh crore rupees is the BSE’s market n 1.89% (4.03 lakh crore rupees) was the NPA ratio of
scheduled commercial banks in December 2025, compared
estimated GDP of India capitalisation of to 4.28% (3.23 lakh crore rupees) in March 2015.
₹484 lakh crore
at current prices for FY demonstrated the n 22 lakh crore rupees+ record GST collection was
2025-26, reflecting the growing strength achieved in 2025-26.

strength of the Indian of the Indian stock n 3.99 lakh crore rupees were recovered for lenders
market. (Data as of
economy. May 14, 2026). through the IBC process till September 2025.

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