4th Edition of The Status Paper on Government Debt

Since 2010-11, the Central Government has been bringing out an annual Status Paper on Government Debt giving detailed analysis of the government’s debt position. The fourth edition of the Status Paper is being released today.

 The Status Paper attempts to consolidate all the relevant information on Government Debt in one publication and provide an assessment of the health of the public debt portfolio on internationally accepted debt performance indicators. Apart from enhancing transparency, the paper also offers a preview to the way forward. This paper reiterates the Government’s commitment to keep the level of Public Debt within sustainable limits.  

The Status Paper is available on Ministry of Finance’s website www.finmin.nic.in.