India core sector growth quickens to 8.4% in April

India's eight core sectors grew 8.4 percent in April, quickening from a revised 4.9 percent in March, the commerce ministry said on May 31. Output in six of the eight core sectors grew in April. These sectors were coal, electricity, refinery products, fertilizers, cement, and natural gas.

The growth rate of the eight sectors during April-March 2021-2022 was 10.4 percent as compared to the corresponding period of the last financial year.