New Delhi, May 29 -- India's industrial sector demonstrated steady but measured expansion in April 2025, with the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) registering a 2.7 percent year-on-year increase, according to official data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

The growth rate represented a deceleration from the 3.94 percent expansion recorded in March 2025 and remained below the performance levels achieved in the corresponding period of the previous year.

The IIP reached 152.0 in April 2025, advancing from 148.0 recorded in April 2024. Manufacturing, which constitutes the largest component of the industrial index, posted a 3.4 percent growth rate, improving from the 3.0 percent increase observed in Mar...