Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast output would grow by 1.0% compared with a 1.5% year-on-year contraction in January.
Meanwhile, India's annual consumer inflation eased for the second straight month to 4.83% in March, helped by smaller rises in food prices, government data showed on Tuesday.
Economists surveyed by Reuters had forecast retail inflation would slow to 5% in March from an upwardly revised 5.26% in February.
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