Mumbai, Jan. 20 -- India's eight core infrastructure sectors recorded 3.7% year-on-year growth in December, marking the fastest pace in four months. The production of Cement, Steel, Electricity, Fertilizer and Coal recorded positive growth in December, 2025. The final growth rate of Index of Eight Core Industries for November 2025 was observed at 2.1 per cent. The cumulative growth rate during April to December, 2025-26 is 2.6 per cent (provisional) as compared to the corresponding period of last year.

The summary of the Index of Eight Core Industries:

Coal - Coal production (weight: 10.33 per cent) increased by 3.6 per cent in December, 2025 over December, 2024. Its cumulative index declined by 0.7 per cent during April to December, 20...