View: Is West Bengal’s economy really growing? Making sense of the state’s GDP numbers
While other states had to deal with the challenge of a Covid-instigated economic slowdown, West Bengal had to additionally deal with the May 2020 Amphan supercyclone and its disastrous economic impact. Synopsis But while Kerala’s budget shows a contraction, West Bengal shows a sharp 8% growth in nominal GDP, against a 4.2% contraction for India. … Read more