Low Q4 growth telling commentary on economic mismanagement of BJP govt: Chidambaram
India's economic growth slowed to 3.1 percent in January-March and to an 11-year low of 4.2 percent for the full fiscal 2019-20 amid a drop in consumption and investment.
by PTISenior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday said the 3.1 percent GDP growth in the January-March quarter of 2019-20 is a telling commentary on the economic management of the BJP government. "We had forecast that GDP for Q4 will touch a new low at below 4 percent. It has turned out to be worse at 3.1 percent. It is a telling commentary on the economic management of the BJP government," he tweeted.
"Remember, this is pre-lockdown. Of the 91 days of Q4, lockdown applied to only 7 days,” the former finance minister said.
India's economic growth slowed to 3.1 percent in January-March and to an 11-year low of 4.2 percent for the full fiscal 2019-20 amid a drop in consumption and investment.
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth stood at 5.7 percent in the corresponding quarter of 2018-19, according to the data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Friday.
During 2019-20, the Indian economy grew at 4.2 percent as against 6.1 percent in 2018-19. The economic growth was the lowest since 2008-09 when the economy had expanded at 3.1 percent.
The government had imposed a lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 from March 25, 2020.
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