The central government has announced that it will borrow Rs 6.77 lakh crore from the market in the second half of the current financial year (October 2025 to March 2026), modestly trimming its full-year borrowing projection. The revised figure is RS 10,000 crore lower than the borrowing target announced in the Union Budget for FY 2025-26. Advertisement
The government’s Gross Market Borrowing of Rs 6.77 lakh crore will be executed through 22 weekly auctions, concluding on March 6, 2026. The borrowing will be distributed across securities with maturities of 3, 5, 7, 10, 15, 30, 40, and 50 years. The allocation of borrowing, including State Government Borrowings (SGrBs), across these maturities is as follows: 3-year (6.6%), 5-year (13.3%), 7-year (8.1%), 10-year (28.4%), 15-year (14.2%), 30