New Delhi: India’s industrial production recorded a 4 per cent growth in September this year compared to the same month last year, driven by a strong performance in the manufacturing sector, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Tuesday.

The industrial growth rate, based on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), had accelerated to 4 per cent in August from a four-month high of 3.5 per cent in July, which, in turn, had surged from 1.5 per cent in June. The 4 per cent growth rate has been maintained in September as well.

The data showed that the manufacturing sector, which provides quality jobs for the young graduates passing out of the country’s universities and engineering institutes, registered a robust 4.8 per cent growth in September this year over the same mo

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