Five Indian states contributing nearly 27% of the country’s gross domestic product are leading a recovery in the economy as it slowly emerges from the world’s biggest lockdown, a study shows.
Kerala, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, and Karnataka have seen a pickup in activity, based on an analysis of indicators such as power consumption, traffic movement, the arrival of farm products at wholesale markets and Google mobility data, etc.
Some of the most industrialized states such as Maharashtra and Gujarat were trailing because of tough measures still in place to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, the study showed.
India will begin a phased lifting of the nationwide lockdown from June 8, allowing shopping malls, restaurants, and places of worship to reopen in areas where virus infections are under control.
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