New Delhi, Mar 2 (UNI) As per the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for the month of Jan 2026, India’s industrial production has registered a year-on-year growth of 4.8 per cent. The growth has been driven primarily by robust manufacturing and electicity sectors.
Growth rates for mining, manufacturing and electricity for Jan were 4.3 per cent, 4.8 per cent, and 5.1 per cent, respectively.
Within the manufacturing sector, 14 out of 23 industry groups at NIC 2 digit-level recorded a positive growth in Jan 2026 compared to the corresponding period last year.
As per the IIP for Jan 2026, top three positive contributors for January were: (i) Manufacture of basic metals (13.2 per cent) (ii) Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (10.9 per cent), (iii) Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products (9.9 per cent).
