Govt’ total liabilities increase to Rs 107.04 lakh crore in Q2FY21: Finance ministry

31 Dec 2020 Evaluate

Finance ministry in its latest quarterly report on public debt management has said that total liabilities of the government increased to Rs 107.04 lakh crore at end of Q2 (July- September) of FY21 from Rs 101.3 lakh crore at end of Q1 (April-June) of FY21. This represented a quarter-on-quarter increase of 5.6 percent in Q2 FY21.

According to the report, Public debt accounted for 91.1 percent of total outstanding liabilities at end-September 2020. The weighted average yield on primary issuances of dated securities showed further moderation to 5.80 percent in Q2 of FY21 from 5.85 percent in Q1 FY21. During Q2 FY21, 13 tranches of auctions were held for issuance of dated securities aggregating to Rs 4,20,000 crore, which was slightly more than the pre-announced calendar because of exercising of greenshoe option.

The report further stated that the central government issued dated securities worth Rs 3,46,000 crore in the first quarter as against Rs 2,21,000 crore in the same period a year ago. The ownership pattern of central government securities shows that the share of commercial banks stood at 38.6 per cent at end-September 2020, lower than 40.4 percent at end-March 2020.

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