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According to official statistics issued on Friday, March saw a 3.6% rise in India's core sector output on an annual basis as compared to 6 per cent recorded in the month of February.
Eight core industries, which include coal, cement, electricity, refinery products, fertilizers, steel, and natural gas, recorded a growth of 12.7 per cent in June against 9.4 per cent in the same month last year, according to official data released on Friday.
The eight core sectors comprise 40.27 per cent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).
The output growth was driven by steel, cement, and natural gas, according to the data released by Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
India Business News: The output of eight core sectors jumped by 56.1 per cent in April mainly due to a low base effect and uptick in production of natural gas, refinery pr