Q2 GDP growth of 5.4% a ‘temporary blip’, economy to see healthy growth in coming quarters: Sitharaman

18 Dec 2024 Evaluate

Expressing optimism over India’s growth prospects, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the lower-than-expected Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 5.4 per cent in the second quarter (Q2) was a ‘temporary blip’ and the economy will see healthy growth in the coming quarters. She said India has seen ‘steady and sustained’ growth and its GDP growth rate has averaged 8.3 per cent in the last three years.

She added India continues to be the fastest-growing major economy in the world. She further said there is no broad-based slowdown in the manufacturing sector. Half of the sectors within the overall manufacturing basket continue to remain strong. The Indian economy grew 6.7 per cent in the first (April-June) quarter and 5.4 per cent in the July-September period. 

About inflation, Sitharaman said it is better controlled in the NDA regime, whereas under the UPA, it touched double digits. She noted that retail inflation in April-October 2024-25 stood at 4.8 per cent, the lowest since the Covid pandemic. She said the unemployment rate has come down from 6 per cent in 2017-18 to 3.2 per cent now.


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