<p>Brokerage firm Motilal Oswal has warned that India could witness its first recession in about three decades amid coronavirus lockdown.</p>.<p>"With two consecutive quarters of GDP decline, India could see its first recession since the 1990s," the brokerage house said in a note on Thursday morning as the nation entered the second day of the complete lockdown to battle COVID-19 pandemic.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-sees-a-surge-in-positive-cases-as-tally-reaches-660-799686.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates of coronavirus cases in India here</strong></a></p>.<p>According to the sensitivity analysis of the adverse impact of lockdown, by the firm a single day of complete lockdown could shave off 14-19 basis points (bps) of annual growth and 55-75 bps from quarterly growth. </p>.<p>"It implies that with seven days of complete lockdown and 8 days of partial lockdown, real GDP could decline of about 3% year-on-year (Y-on-Y) in 4QFY20," it said. If this happens, this would be the first de-growth in the country GDP numbers since the government started publishing quarterly numbers from Q1 of 1997-98. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-march-26-817719.html" target="_blank">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases</a></strong></p>.<p>With 14 days of complete lockdown in April 2020, the brokerage expects the situation to deteriorate further. Assuming things normalise from mid-May 2020, GDP could decline 12.2% Y-on-Y in 1QFY21, it says.</p>.<p>According to various estimates, only 25-40% of the economy is currently operational.</p>
<p>Brokerage firm Motilal Oswal has warned that India could witness its first recession in about three decades amid coronavirus lockdown.</p>.<p>"With two consecutive quarters of GDP decline, India could see its first recession since the 1990s," the brokerage house said in a note on Thursday morning as the nation entered the second day of the complete lockdown to battle COVID-19 pandemic.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-sees-a-surge-in-positive-cases-as-tally-reaches-660-799686.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates of coronavirus cases in India here</strong></a></p>.<p>According to the sensitivity analysis of the adverse impact of lockdown, by the firm a single day of complete lockdown could shave off 14-19 basis points (bps) of annual growth and 55-75 bps from quarterly growth. </p>.<p>"It implies that with seven days of complete lockdown and 8 days of partial lockdown, real GDP could decline of about 3% year-on-year (Y-on-Y) in 4QFY20," it said. If this happens, this would be the first de-growth in the country GDP numbers since the government started publishing quarterly numbers from Q1 of 1997-98. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-march-26-817719.html" target="_blank">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases</a></strong></p>.<p>With 14 days of complete lockdown in April 2020, the brokerage expects the situation to deteriorate further. Assuming things normalise from mid-May 2020, GDP could decline 12.2% Y-on-Y in 1QFY21, it says.</p>.<p>According to various estimates, only 25-40% of the economy is currently operational.</p>