Sen, who is a former chief statistician, thinks that the government's economic growth projection of 5.4 per cent to 5.9 per cent stated in the Economic Survey is very modest.
"In 2009, when there was worst monsoon in previous 35 years, the economic growth rate was 6.5 per cent.
“Now, we are talking about 5.4 per cent growth in the current fiscal.
“There is no need to disappoint at this point of time. “The economic growth could touch 6.5 per cent in the current fiscal," Sen told reporters after releasing Sixth Economic Census in New Delhi.
In 2008-09, the economy grew at 6.7 per cent despite poor farm sector growth of 0.4 per cent.
Similarly, in 2009-10, the agriculture sector grew at 1.5 per cent but India's economic growth was recorded at 8.6 per cent.
The data revealed that during the two years manufacturing and other services sector grew at quite high rates.
Manufacturing sector grew at 4.7 per cent and 9.5 per cent in 2008-09 and 2009-10 respectively.
The services segment such as financing, insurance, real estate and business services grew at 12 per cent and 9.7 per cent respectively in 2008-09 and 2009-10.
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