NITI Aayog releases twin reports on India's services sector under its Services Thematic Series
NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam on 28 October 2025 launched two reports on India's services sector, covering GVA trends and employment trends with state-level dynamics.
Summary
On 28 October 2025, NITI Aayog CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam launched two inaugural reports under NITI's Services Thematic Series, with NITI Member Arvind Virmani and Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran present. The first, 'India's Services Sector: Insights from GVA Trends and State-Level Dynamics', notes that services contributed nearly 55% of national GVA in 2024-25 and that structurally lagging states are beginning to catch up. The second, on employment trends, finds that informality remains widespread and job quality lags output growth. It proposes a four-part roadmap: formalisation and social protection for gig, self-employed and MSME workers; skilling and digital access for women and rural youth; green-economy skills; and service hubs in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities.
Key facts
- Released
- 28 Oct 2025, NITI Aayog
- Series
- Services Thematic Series (two inaugural reports)
- Services share
- Nearly 55% of national GVA in 2024-25
- Finding
- Lagging states catching up; informality widespread
- Roadmap
- Formalisation, skilling/digital access, green skills, Tier-2/3 service hubs
Practice MCQs 2 questions
According to NITI Aayog's report released on 28 October 2025, the services sector contributed nearly what share of India's national GVA in 2024-25?
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Correct answer: D — 55%
The report states that services contributed nearly 55 per cent of national GVA in 2024-25.
NITI Aayog's twin reports on the services sector, released on 28 October 2025, were the inaugural reports under which series?
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Correct answer: B — Services Thematic Series
PIB: CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam launched two inaugural reports under the Services Thematic Series.