With India's GDP growth at 8.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2021-22, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday said it was not yet a V-shaped recovery and there are sectors of the economy that are still "crippled".
"Let us extend a cautious welcome. It is NOT yet a 'V' shaped recovery. The fine print will bear that out," the former finance minister tweeted.
India's GDP growth slowed to 8.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2021-22, mainly due to the waning low base effect, but the economy has surpassed the pre-Covid level, official data showed on Tuesday.
"In 2021-22, GDP growth in Q1 was 20.1 per cent on a previous year's Q1 growth of -24.4 per cent. In Q2, the growth is reported as 8.4 per cent on a previous year's Q2 growth of -7.4 per cent," Chidambaram noted.
There are sectors of the economy that are still "crippled" and need help and time to recover, he said.
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(Published 30 November 2021, 14:24 IST)
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