Global agency Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Monday lowered its India's GDP growth forecast to 5.1 percent from the earlier projection of 6.2 percent for 2020 on concerns over the impact of deadly coronavirus on the domestic as well as the global economy.

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The OECD said that the adverse impact on confidence, financial markets, travel sector and disruption to supply chains contributes to the downward revisions in all G20 economies in 2020, particularly ones strongly interconnected to China.

India is a member of G20, a grouping of developed and developing economies.

According to the latest OECD Interim Economic Outlook Forecasts, India's real GDP growth is expected at 5.1 percent during FY20-21 and improve to 5.6 percent in the following year.

OECD has projected the growth at 4.9 percent for the financial year ending March 2020.

The report said coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has already brought considerable human suffering and major economic disruption.

The Economic Survey tabled by the government in Parliament has projected India's economic growth at 6-6.5 percent in the next financial year starting April 1.

The National Statistical Office (NSO) estimates India's GDP growth at 5 percent during 2019-20.

Output contractions in China are being felt around the world, reflecting the key and rising role China has in global supply chains, travel and commodity markets. Subsequent outbreaks in other economies are having similar effects, albeit on a smaller scale.

Meanwhile, India has reported two new cases of the novel coronavirus, including one from the national capital, the Union Health Ministry said as the government stepped up its efforts to detect and check the infection, which has killed more than 3,000 people globally.

(With inputs from PTI)

First Published:Mar 2, 2020 10:40 PM IST