Yields on the three-year SDLs have jumped 35 bps to 5.09 per cent this month
According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, the combined liabilities of the Centre and the state governments were around Rs 147 trillion at the end of March 2020
The 20 states considered in the analysis constituted nearly 86 per cent of the budgeted aggregate revenue receipts for FY20.
Nirmala Sitharaman tells Indivjal Dhasmana & Nivedita Mookerji that the government has made sure that mistakes committed during 2008-2013 are not repeated while announcing the Rs 20-trillion package.
According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, state governments' gross market borrowings stood at Rs 6.08 trillion in 2019-20, up from Rs 4.78 trillion in 2018-19.
Outstanding debt of states has risen over the last five years to 25% of GDP, posing medium-term challenges to its sustainability.