Core sector output up 6.8% in March, hits 32-month high on low base

Will continue to grow in April despite localised lockdowns, say experts

The growth of India’s eight key infrastructure segments reached a 32-month high of 6.8 per cent in March compared to a year earlier, mainly due to a low base, the data released by the commerce and industry ministry showed.
 
The core sector output had contracted 37.9 per cent in April last year, with the imposition of a nationwide lockdown. While the pace of contraction declined in the subsequent months, positive growth was seen only in December and January. In February, it contracted 3.8 per cent after mild growth in the previous months.
 
The cumulative growth during April-March (2020-21)