Can the growth rate increase after a change in the base year? Nowadays, I'm observing that the government of India is predicting much higher GDP growth for the Indian economy. I hear that the government has changed the base year, such that it is able to show a high growth rates. 


Is that true?
Can anyone explain how it works?
I don't know what the Indian government's growth accounting practices are, but the World Bank has an independent forecast that shows India's GDP growth increasing in the near-term (pink area is a forecast):



The source is here: http://data.worldbank.org/country/india, where you can get more detailed data.