"In response to a longstanding request from the CSO and Ministry of Finance, a team from the IMF's Statistics Department visited New Delhi during April 22 to May 5," an IMF spokesperson Gerry Rice said.
The team reviewed the methodology of the new GDP estimates and provided guidance on back-casting the series so that a longer revised series is made available to users.
The Central Statistical Office (CSO) of India released revised estimates of GDP in January 2015. The estimates are compiled according to the guidelines of the 2008 System of National Accounts and the base year was updated to 2011-12 from 2004-05.
Moreover, the GDP estimates incorporate new source data and modified compilation techniques.
“The team's visit was part of the IMF's regular programme of providing technical assistance to member countries for capacity building. Reports about the team auditing India's newly adopted GDP methodology were incorrect," Rice said.