Global forecasting agency Oxford Economics has lowered India’s progress projections for the present monetary yr to 9.1 per cent from 10.2 per cent due to sluggish Coronavirus vaccination drive and the necessity to lengthen state-imposed lockdowns for an extended interval to include the unfold of virus.
“State lockdowns are enabling India to slow the surge in Covid infections. The international experience suggests that tighter restrictions will need to remain in place until at least 28 per cent of the population has received one dose of the vaccine to contain the risks of renewed rise in cases”.
“We estimate that India will reach the vaccine threshold by mid to late August, and accordingly expect restrictions will be extended into third quarter. Consequently, we have lowered our 2021 growth forecast to 9.1 per cent, from 10.2 per cent previously,” Oxford Economic mentioned in a report.
“We expect a bigger sequential contraction in second quarter and more muted recovery thereafter, with vaccination poised to undershoot the government’s target of inoculating 23 per cent of the population by August by a wide margin,” the worldwide forecasting agency added.
