(a) whether the Ministry has reported that the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) contracted by 36% in the first quarter (April -June) of 2020-21 as compared to the same period in 2019-20;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the sectors that contributed to this large contraction in the economy and the break up thereof;
(d) whether the Government has undertaken an enquiry for the reasons behind this contraction; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
(a) to (c):The Index of Industrial Production ( IIP) is a monthly Index, covering three sectors, Mining, Manufacturing and Electricity. The sector wise index and its growth rate over the corresponding period of previous year is given in the table below for the period April-June 2020 and has been computed using average of monthly indices.
Sector April 2020-June 2020(P)
Index Growth
Mining 84.0 -22.3
Manufacturing 78.0 -40.1
Electricity 144.1 -15.8
General IIP 84.1 -35.5
P: Provisional
(d) & (e) The Government imposed a strict 21 days nationwide lockdown from 25th March, 2020, with subsequent extensions and relaxations, under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 to contain the spread of COVID - 19. The contraction in Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in April to June quarter of 2020-21 is consistent with the effect of the stringent lockdown.
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