Lok Sabha Question No. 745 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: GDP Growth
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.745 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## GDP GROWTH

745.   SHRI SRIRANGA APPA BARNE:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

Will  the  Minister  of  STATISTICS AND  PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Indian  economy  expanded  at  its  slowest  pace  in  18 quarters which is lowest in five years according to data released by the National Statistical Office recently;
- (b) if  so,  the  facts  thereof and the reaction of the Union Government
- thereon; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  percentage  of  GDP  growth  registered  during January-March 2019 quarter?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY  OF STATISTICS  AND  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) &  (b):  According  to  the  Press  note  on  Provisional  Estimates  of Annual  National  Income    2018-19  and  Quarterly  Estimates  of  Gross Domestic  Product  for  the  fourth  quarter    (Q4)  of  2018-19,  the    GDP growth rate during the Q4 (January-March) of 2018-19 was 5.8%. This growth rate was the lowest in the last 18 quarters, and was largely on account of relatively lower growth in sectors like Agriculture, forestry & fishing and manufacturing industry.

## (c): The details of growth of January-March 2019 (Q4) quarter are given below:

| Growth Rates (%) of GVA at constant (2011-12) prices                          | Growth Rates (%) of GVA at constant (2011-12) prices   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Industry                                                                      | Q4:2018-19                                             |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing                                               | -0.1                                                   |
| Mining & quarrying                                                            | 4.2                                                    |
| Manufacturing                                                                 | 3.1                                                    |
| Electricity, gas, water supply& other utility services                        | 4.3                                                    |
| Construction                                                                  | 7.1                                                    |
| Trade, hotels, transport & communication and services related to broadcasting | 6.0                                                    |
| Financial, real estate & professional Services                                | 9.5                                                    |
| Public administration, defence and Other Services                             | 10.7                                                   |
| GVA at basic prices                                                           | 5.7                                                    |
| GDP                                                                           | 5.8                                                    |

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