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Agriculture and allied activities are expected to grow by 3.5 per cent during 2020-21.

The future investment outlook, however, is subdued as only 18% of respondents reported plans for capacity additions for the next six months compared to 22 per cent in the previous quarter, FICCI survey showed

With approximately 50 percent consumers reporting a decline in face-to-face doctor consultation during the pandemic, the lockdown also led to significant change in consumer behaviour towards consulting doctors

The survey found that overall capacity utilisation in manufacturing has witnessed a decline to 61.5 per cent in January-March (Q4) 2019-20 as compared to 76 per cent in Q-3 2019-20

Rural sector supported by a steady agriculture performance and hopefully a contained number of COVID-19 cases will be a key demand generator for India this year, FICCI said

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Most of the corporates are hopeful of government assistance, but they aren't solely banking on it, with no clarity yet on the amount of package and the date of the announcement, most companies have started working on their future plans

In fact, most of the companies participating in the Survey indicated that the spread of coronavirus has had an adverse impact on their businesses

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The unexpected cash flow reduction will topple repayment plans of companies that are coming at the end of March, the concluding month of the fiscal

Overall, 20 per cent business surveyed by FICCI said that they were 'very highly' impacted, 33 per cent 'highly' and another 33 per cent companies were 'moderately' affected

The commercial market, particularly the office market, continues to remain the only ray of hope for the beleaguered industry

The India-Japan economic partnership is going way beyond select sectors. The growing trade and industry linkages are making Japan an integral part of India's development journey

The quarterly survey assessed the sentiments of manufacturers for the September quarter of 2018 across twelve sectors.

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The strong performance expected in the current fiscal may help India retain the title of the fastest growing major economy in the world, ahead of China.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley should use the forthcoming Budget to rationalise taxes and simplify the procedures to boost economic activity, new Ficci President Pankaj R Patel said today.