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FinMin: Govt Cuts FY26 Borrowing Estimate by ₹10,000 Crore to ₹14.72 Lakh Crore
FinMin: The government plans to borrow ₹6.77 lakh crore in the second half of the current financial year, from October 2025 to March 2026. Let's learn more about this.
The government will borrow ₹6.77 lakh crore during the second half of the ongoing financial year. This will bring down overall borrowing for the ongoing financial year by ₹10,000 crore, the Finance Ministry stated.
In the 2025-26 budget, the government had scheduled gross borrowing of ₹14.82 lakh crore. However, April-September borrowing was curtailed by ₹5,000 crore, and second-half (October-March) estimates have also been cut by the same amount. Total borrowing in the current financial year is therefore estimated at ₹14.72 lakh crore.
A statement from the Finance Ministry said, "The Government of India plans to borrow ₹6.77 lakh crore through dated securities in the second half of FY 2025-26 (H2FY 2025-26), including ₹10,000 crore through the issuance of Sovereign Green Bonds (SGRBs)." In the first half, the government had planned to borrow ₹8 lakh crore, of which it borrowed ₹7.95 lakh crore.
