IIP logs highest growth since end of March

Industrial output of the country for the month of October this year stood at 3.6 per cent, against 0.5 per cent in the previous month. According to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation data released today, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) logged the highest growth since the end of March when the COVID-19 hit lockdowns came into the force.   As per the data, in October, manufacturing sector production witnessed a growth of 3.5 per cent and electricity grew 11.2 per cent...