The survey also revealed that 80% respondents wanted schools to reopen and a majority preferred a hybrid model of work
Nomura India Business Resumption Index rose to 99.4 for the week ending August 8 against 84 for the week earlier.
Industrial production has been hit due to the coronavirus pandemic since March last year when it had contracted 18.7%
Retail sales for the June quarter are expected to grow at about 53% YoY, but revenues will most likely be 37% lesser than what it was a year ago
The research agency said that about 65% of the loss in economic activity due to the lockdowns in April and May have been recovered
GDP growth in the current FY was estimated to be in double digits initially, but second Covid wave has led to various agencies cut growth projections
Indian economy contracted by 7.3 per cent in fiscal 2020-21 as the country battled the first wave of Covid, as against a 4 per cent growth in 2019-20
About 60% of 212 companies, which participated in the survey, said there was a high impact on their businesses due to the state-level lockdowns
Food and grocery, however, was the best among the categories with a decline of 34% as compared to May 2019
As India is recovering from the dent caused by the second wave, I am confident that the special measures, as part of the monetary policy, will support