GDP has declined from 2003-04 primarily because Agricultural expansion slowed sharply to 1.5% during April-September 2004 (significantly down from the unprecedented growth of 9.6% in FY2003).
Kharif (summer) foodgrain production was around 102.9 million tons compared with 112.1 million tons in 2003.
The area sown for most rabi (winter) crops also declined, and hence winter crop harvest declined.
The adverse impact of the tsunami on agriculture due to devastation of standing crops, destruction of irrigation facilities, and depositing of nonfertile sediments may further lower agricultural growth.
For the year as a whole, total agricultural production has,risen marginally by 1.1 % (from around 9 % preceeding year).
With agriculture still a large portion of the GDP how is the GDP expected to do better and more importantly... HOW IS THE UPA RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TSUNAMI AND THE POOR GROWTH IN AGRICULTURE?
They have not claimed to be witch doctors capable of inducing a monsoon and preventing Tsunami.
Unlike the impostors who were even willing to appropriate good monsoon! (Cont'd)
