Govt's total liabilities rise by 0.8% to Rs 94.62 trillion in Q4FY20

During January-March 2020, the government raised Rs 2.3 trillion through the issuance of Cash Management Bills

The government's total liabilities increased 0.8 per cent to Rs 94.62 trillion at March-end 2020 as compared to the preceding quarter, a finance ministry report said on Tuesday.

Public debt accounted for 90.9 per cent of total outstanding liabilities as on March 31, 2020, said the quarterly report on Public Debt Management.

"Total liabilities (including liabilities under 'Public Account') of the Government, as per provisional data, increased to Rs 94.62 trillion at end-March 2020 from Rs 93.9 trillion at end-December 2019," it said.

As per the report, the weighted average yield of primary issuances moderated further to 6.70 per cent