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India's April-September fiscal deficit at 42.1% of 2026/27 target

Reuters

NEW ‌DELHI, Oct 30 (Reuters) - India's ​fiscal ‌deficit in the ‌months of April ‌to September stood at 7.15 trillion rupees ($75.24 ⁠billion), or ‌42.1% of ⁠the target ​for the financial year ​ending March, ​government ‌data showed on ​Friday.

The ⁠deficit in ‌the same ​period ​last year stood at 5.7 trillion rupees.

($1 = ‌95.0250 Indian rupees)

(Reporting ‌by Shubham ​Batra in New Delhi; Editing by ‌Ronojoy Mazumdar)