Index of Eight Core Industries posts robust growth of 10.4 per cent during last fiscal

Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) posted robust growth of 10.4 percent during 2021-22 fiscal as compared to the corresponding period of previous Financial Year. According to the Ministry of Commerce & Industry data, the combined Index of Eight Core Industries grew 4.3 percent in March this year as compared to the Index of March 2021. The growth in the production of natural gas stood at 7.6 percent, steel index appreciated 3.7 percent, cement index grew 8.8 percent and electricity stoo...