NCAER predicts economic growth at 7.5% this fiscal

It said the turbulences in the world economy adds uncertainty to the Indian economy.

New Delhi: Economic think-tank NCAER has projected the country's economic growth at 7.5 percent in the current fiscal.

"NCAER's annual model predicts that GDP growth rate (GDP market prices at 2011-12 prices) will grow at 7.5 percent for 2015-16," it said in a release Friday.

It said satisfactory rainfall in the first half of the south-west monsoon season may help revive rural demand.

"Lower inflation because of lower commodity prices and lower food inflation may spur demand.

"The indicators from the first quarter indicates that agriculture, industry and services are continuing to grow at same or similar rates as last quarter," National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) said.

It said the turbulences in the world economy adds uncertainty to the Indian economy.

"Overall, India is predicted to achieve a marginally higher rate of growth of 7.5 percent than last year at 7.3 percent," the think tank said.

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