"We will definitely get our growth back. India will get its growth back," he told the Confederation of Indian Industry’s annual session by video link.

More and more businesses are starting to open up across India as it slowly exits one of the world's harshest lockdowns. Enforced in March, the strict curbs squeezed the economy as industries were shut overnight.

Starting from 8 June, restaurants, hotels, shopping centres and places of worship will be allowed to re-open in many areas in the first stage of a three-phase plan.

But areas with high numbers of Covid-19 cases will remain under tight lockdown. India has confirmed more than 190,000 infections and 5,598 deaths, according to data from the health ministry.