The manufacturing sector which generates quality jobs for young engineers and college graduates who pass out every year grew by a mere 4.5 per cent.
Electricity generation went up by 9.9 per cent during the month while mining clocked a double digit growth of 11.5 per cent.
India’s industrial output had risen to a 14-month high of 10.3 per cent in August. While the high growth for the month was in comparison to a very low base of minus 0.7 per cent in August 2022, when the country’s industrial production had actually contracted, it reflected a welcome turnaround.
–Ajit Weekly News
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