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NEW DELHI: India Inc on Thursday mentioned 8.4 per cent GDP progress within the October-December quarter of FY24 has “surpassed” expectations, and the financial system is on a excessive progress trajectory because of sustained reforms undertaken by the federal government.India’s financial progress accelerated to eight.4 per cent within the October-December quarter of this fiscal, pushed by double-digit progress in manufacturing and good displaying by mining & quarrying and building sectors.The GDP (gross home product) progress was 4.3 per cent within the October-December 2022 quarter, in line with the info launched by the Nationwide Statistical Workplace (NSO) on Thursday.”Industry is enthused to note the strong set of GDP growth numbers for the third quarter (YoY), which surpassed expectations…What is more comforting to note is the fact that the robust expansion came despite the recurring spate of geopolitical flashpoints,” mentioned Chandrajit Banerjee, director normal, CII.He additional mentioned the Indian financial system is on a excessive progress trajectory supported by structural reforms and enhancements in each ease and price of doing enterprise.”This makes us confident that the Indian economy will continue to grow at 7 per cent plus growth rate over the medium term,” he added.Deepak Sood, Secretary Normal of Assocham, mentioned India’s stellar 8.4 per cent GDP progress for the third quarter of 2023-24 is certainly laudable.”What stands out is the double-digit expansion in manufacturing. Consistent high growth in manufacturing can provide a transformative change in the direction of our economy,” he mentioned.Based on the NSO knowledge, mining and quarrying grew at 7.5 per cent within the third quarter, up from 1.4 per cent a yr in the past. The development sector stored the expansion momentum at 9.5 per cent in opposition to the identical progress price within the year-ago interval.Nonetheless, the output of the farm sector declined by 0.8 per cent throughout the quarter in comparison with a progress of 5.2 per cent a yr in the past.Commenting on the info, Aditi Nayar, Chief Economist, Icra, mentioned the third quarter knowledge on India’s progress threw up a divergent pattern, with the GVA progress moderating broadly on anticipated traces to six.5 per cent, and the GDP increasing by a a lot larger than anticipated.”This wide gap followed a surge in the growth of net indirect taxes to a six-quarter high of 32 per cent in this quarter, which is unlikely to be sustainable. In our view, it may be more appropriate to look at the trend in the GVA growth to understand the underlying momentum of economic activity,” she mentioned.The NSO additionally launched the second advance estimate for the present fiscal and pegged the financial progress at 7.6 per cent in opposition to 7.3 per cent estimated within the first advance estimate launched in January.

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