Indian economy losing steam: Chidambaram

Updated: Mar 18 2023 10:51PM

Indian economy losing steam: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Senior Congress leader and former Union finance minister P Chidambaram Saturday said India is growing but the sequential quarter growth is declining and the economy is "losing steam".

He also accused the Narendra Modi government of "neglecting" the poor and the very poor.

"The reality is we are growing but the quarter upon quarter growth or the sequential quarter growth is declining -- 13.2 per cent, 6.3 per cent, 4.4 per cent and the fourth quarter, my estimate is, between 4.1 per cent and 4.3 per cent.

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