India Well Placed To Continue To Be Fastest Growing Economy Next Year: Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran

In his message to employees Chandrasekaran said increasing consumption, consumer confidence, and investment will support India's growth story although the global environment has several risk factors

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Monday said that India is well placed to continue to be the fastest-growing major economy next year, which may mark the lowest global growth since the millennium began barring the pandemic and the global financial crisis.

In his New Year message to around 9.35 lakh employees of Tata Group, Chandrasekaran said increasing consumption, consumer confidence, and investment will support India's growth story although the global environment has several risk factors, including the energy crisis in Europe, the battle to contain inflation to avoid recession, and ongoing geopolitical conflicts.

He wrote, "Post-pandemic, India opened up, and we have returned to living our daily lives normally, in a year that saw the nation turn 75 years old. Business momentum has been strong for many of our companies."

The chairman of Tata Sons said, "We are likely to see inflation gradually moderate. India is well positioned, and we will continue to be the fastest growing major economy, supported by increasing consumption, consumer confidence and investment." However, he added, "Slowing global growth may act as a drag on output, but our rising share of global manufacturing should provide some buffer/insulation." The global environment has several risk factors, including the energy crisis in Europe, the battle to contain inflation to avoid recession, and ongoing geopolitical conflicts, he pointed out, while adding, "Barring the pandemic and the global financial crisis, next year may mark the lowest global growth since the millennium began. We will need to keep careful watch on commodity price rises, in particular."

On the performance of the conglomerate in 2022, "an eventful year", he said, "We have experienced significant milestones during the year, including the welcoming of Air India back to the Group; the launch of TataNeu; and Tata Motors passenger vehicles crossing 500,000 cars sold within a calendar year, with Tata EV cars accounting for 10 per cent." There has been a good improvement and a strong performance of companies across the Group, Chandrasekaran said, adding the group's success came from its "relentless drive to lead, the remarkable dedication and talent we nurture".

"In each of our segments, we are continuing to make progress and raising the bar, be it in terms of performance, customer experience, quality, sustainability or innovation," he said.

He asserted that India is well placed and the Tata Group has tremendous opportunity in the midst of global transitions towards AI (artificial intelligence)/ML (machine learning), sustainability and diversified supply chains.

Tata Group has launched new initiatives to participate in global supply chains, he added.