New Delhi: Output rates in eight major infrastructure sectors fell to 3.8% in March, compared with a growth rate of 6.3% a year ago. Official data show that production and production in these sectors are growing slightly higher than the 3.4% expansion in February.
The data further demonstrated that crude oil and gas production grew negatively in March, while coal, refining products, steel and electricity production were 1.6%, 0.2%, 7.1%, 7.1%, and 6.2%, respectively.
“In addition, fertilizer production increased by 8.8% in March 2025, while contracting by 1.3% in the same period last year. The growth rate of cement production rose from 10.6% in the same period last year to 11.6% in 1225,” the data showed.
Growth of core sectors – coal, crude oil, natural gas, refineries, fertilizers, steel, cement and electricity – was 4.4% during the period of the April March 2024-25 fiscal year. The same period in the previous fiscal year was 7.6%. Eight core sectors contributed 40.27% to the Industrial Production Index (IIP), which measures overall industrial growth.
