-- India's production growth, measured by the Index of Industrial Production, slowed to 4.1% in March from 5.2% in February, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Tuesday.
In March 2025, India's IIP growth rate was at 3.9%.
The quick estimates of IIP came in at 173.2 in March, up from 166.3 in the same month in 2025.
The manufacturing sector, which carries the largest weight in the index, grew at 4.3% in March from 4.0% a year earlier. It was, however, lower than the 5.9% growth in February.
Mining output grew 5.5% in March against 1.2% in the corresponding period of the previous year. Electricity production, however, fell to 0.8%, compared with 7.5% in the year-ago period.
The indices of industrial production for the mining, manufacturing, and electricity sectors for March stood at 166.8, 169.4, and 221.3, respectively.