Full text: Govt estimates show India's FY18 GDP growth slowing down to 6.5%

Govt expected economic growth to slow down to 6.5% in the financial year ending in March

The government on Friday said it expected economic growth to slow down to 6.5% in the financial year ending in March from 7.1% a year earlier.

Most private economists have pared India's growth forecast to 6.2% to 6.5% for the 2017-18 financial year, citing the impact of the chaotic launch of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in July on business activities.

Here the full text of first advance estimates of National Income for FY18:
 
FIRST ADVANCE ESTIMATES OF NATIONAL INCOME, 2017-18

The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the First Advance