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Infrastructure growth slows down to 5.4% in `04
New Delhi, Apr 22: Infrastructure growth slowed down marginally to 5.4 per cent last fiscal compared to 5.6 per cent in 2002-03, despite government`s thrust on developmental schemes in 2003.
New Delhi, Apr 22: Infrastructure growth slowed down marginally to 5.4 per cent last fiscal compared to 5.6 per cent in 2002-03, despite government's thrust on developmental schemes in 2003.
Core sector, which was sluggish in the first seven months of last fiscal picked up since November and clocked 7.1 per cent growth in March 2004 compared to 4.0 per cent a year ago.
According to figures released by the government, Petroleum Refinery sector logged the highest 8.2 per cent growth last fiscal while crude petroleum output grew by merely 1.0 per cent in 2003-04.
Steel production was up by 6.9 per cent while cement output was up by 6.1 per cent last fiscal.
Coal logged 5.1 per cent while electricity generation was higher by 5.0 per cent in 2003-04.
Bureau Report
Core sector, which was sluggish in the first seven months of last fiscal picked up since November and clocked 7.1 per cent growth in March 2004 compared to 4.0 per cent a year ago.
According to figures released by the government, Petroleum Refinery sector logged the highest 8.2 per cent growth last fiscal while crude petroleum output grew by merely 1.0 per cent in 2003-04.
Steel production was up by 6.9 per cent while cement output was up by 6.1 per cent last fiscal.
Coal logged 5.1 per cent while electricity generation was higher by 5.0 per cent in 2003-04.
Bureau Report