India's Aug infrastructure output grows 2.6 per cent: government

New Delhi: India's annual infrastructure output growth picked up in August to 2.6 per cent from a year ago, mainly driven by higher cement and electricity generation, government data showed on Wednesday.

The output had grown 1.1 per cent year-on-year in July. Steel production, however, shrank an annual 5.9 per cent last month, compared with a 5.6 per cent growth in July. The infrastructure sector accounts for nearly 38 per cent of India's industrial output.