Indian economy faces the worst setback

Indian economy faces the worst setback

In India, corona-Virus disaster has left deep scars on country’s economy asa surge in people losing their jobs and defaulting on debt suggest a morehalting recovery.

According to Economists, government is sticking with a forecast that theeconomy will grow 10.5% in fiscal year that started from on April, but onTuesday State Bank of India slashed its growth forecast to 7.9% from 10.4%.

Several international banks such as Barclays and UBS have also cut backtheir predictions.

According to data from Centre for Monitoring Economy, the situation hasexacerbated unemployment that touched a 12-month high of 11.9% in May from7.97% in April.

Rural unemployment that normally hovers around 6-7% also hit double digitlevels in May, according to the privately owned firm.