Early signs of a rebound in the economy are ?surely visible? and growth may touch 5.8 per cent in the current financial year, lifted by strong economy boosters in the last month?s Budget and a further softening in inflation, finance secretary Arvind Mayaram said on Thursday.
Here are few facts on economic growth in India:
* India?s growth rate in the first quarter of this fiscal year is likely to be around 6%, up from 4.6% in March, driven up by higher industrial growth, a Bank of America Merrill Lynch report says
* The country?s economic growth is expected to revive, driven by improvement in business confidence and industrial production
* Going forward, India?s economic growth rate is expected to revive to 5.4% this fiscal year and would reach the 6.5% mark in the next financial year (FY16)
* The financial services firm has based its forecast on 10 lead indicators: real cash demand, industrial production, loan demand, confidence, earnings, construction, traffic, telecom subscribers and OECD lead indicator
