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Growth likely slowed in Q2 but no significant downside risk in FY25: DEA

By Business Standard - 24 hours ago
India's economic growth may have slowed in the September quarter, but overall there is not much downside risk to 6.5-7 per cent growth in the current fiscal year, Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth said on Wednesday. Seth said while some goods and services may not have have grown at the same pace as in the last year in the second quarter of the current fiscal year, data on e-way bills and e-invoices does not indicate any significant downside possibility to the full year 6.5-7 per cent growth projected in the Economic Survey. The secretary also said food prices have been a concern but other than that, inflation is not a challenge for India. On capex, Seth said the government's capital expenditure may see some undershooting of the Rs 11.11 lakh crore in the current fiscal year. But the capex will be higher than Rs 9.5 lakh crore in the last fiscal year. "We started the year with estimates in the economic survey of 6.5-7 per cent growth. I don't see any significant downside risk to

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