India's fiscal deficit at 42.1% of target in H1 FY27

Key facts

• India's fiscal deficit for April-September was 7.15 trillion rupees.
• The deficit was 42.1% of the target for the financial year ending March.
• Last year's deficit for the same period was 5.7 trillion rupees.

India's fiscal deficit for the first six months of the financial year, from April to September, stood at 7.15 trillion rupees ($75.24 billion). This figure represents 42.1% of the government's target for the full financial year ending in March. In the corresponding period of the previous year, the deficit was recorded at 5.7 trillion rupees.