<p>India's economic growth slipped to 3.1 per cent in the January-March quarter of 2019-20 showing impact of COVID-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>The gross domestic product (GDP) had expanded by 5.7 per cent in the corresponding quarter of 2018-19, according to data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Friday.</p>.<p>In 2019-20, the Indian economy grew by 4.2 per cent against 6.1 per cent expansion in 2018-19.</p>.<p>The government imposed lockdown on March 25 to combat COVID-19. However, slowing down of business activities across the world in January-March impacted the Indian economy.</p>.<p>The Reserve Bank had pegged the GDP growth for 2019-20 at 5 per cent as projected by the NSO in its first and second advance estimates released earlier this year in January and February respectively.</p>.<p>China's economy shrank by 6.8 per cent in January-March 2020 due to the impact of coronavirus infection. </p>
<p>India's economic growth slipped to 3.1 per cent in the January-March quarter of 2019-20 showing impact of COVID-19 pandemic.</p>.<p>The gross domestic product (GDP) had expanded by 5.7 per cent in the corresponding quarter of 2018-19, according to data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Friday.</p>.<p>In 2019-20, the Indian economy grew by 4.2 per cent against 6.1 per cent expansion in 2018-19.</p>.<p>The government imposed lockdown on March 25 to combat COVID-19. However, slowing down of business activities across the world in January-March impacted the Indian economy.</p>.<p>The Reserve Bank had pegged the GDP growth for 2019-20 at 5 per cent as projected by the NSO in its first and second advance estimates released earlier this year in January and February respectively.</p>.<p>China's economy shrank by 6.8 per cent in January-March 2020 due to the impact of coronavirus infection. </p>