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According to the second advanced estimates of the National Statistical Office (NSO), what is the projected GDP growth rate of India in fiscal 2020-21?
A
-9%
B
-8%
C
-10%
D
-11%
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -2022. The growth in GDP during 2021-22 is estimated at 8.9 percent as compared to a contraction of 6.6 percent in 2020-21.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Per Capita Income in real terms (at 2011-12 Prices) during 2020-21 is estimated to attain a level of ₹ 85, 929 as compared to ₹ 94, 566 in the year 2019-20, giving a growth of -9.1 percent during 2019-20, as against 2.5 per cent in the previous year.

Detailed explanation-3: -The growth in nominal GDP during 2022-23 is estimated at 15.4 per cent as compared to 19.5 per cent in 2021-22, the NSO said. Private final consumption expenditure, a measure of demand, is estimated to grow by 7.7 per cent in the financial year ending March 2023 as compared to 7.9 per cent in 2021-22.

Detailed explanation-4: -India’s economy is expected to grow 7.0% in the current financial year, according to the first advance estimates by the National Statistical Office (NSO) released on Friday. New Delhi had pegged India’s growth at 8.7% in the last fiscal year that ended March 31, 2022.

Detailed explanation-5: -Giving more details, the Minister stated that as per provisional estimates released by National Statistical Office (NSO), Indian economy in 2021-22 has fully recovered the pre-pandemic real GDP level of 2019-20. The real GDP growth in 2021-22 stands at 8.7 per cent, 1.5 per cent higher than the real GDP of 2019-20.

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