The growth of eight Indian industries categorized as ‘core sectors’ touched a six-month low of 3.5 percent in April this year, according to data released by India’s ministry of commerce and industry on Thursday, June 1.
The core sector industries had recorded a growth of 3.6 percent in March this year and 9.5 percent in April 2022.
The eight core sector industries are coal, steel, fertilizer, crude oil, natural gas, cement, refinery products and electricity.