Press Releases -March 2010

India’s External Debt as at end-December 2009    [Hindi]


Issuance Calendar for Marketable Dated Securities for the first half of 2010-2011

Calendar for Auction of Government of India Treasury Bills (For the Quarter April 2010 – June 2010)

Repayment of 7.50 % Loan, 2010 on May 12, 2010 and 7.55% Government Stock, 2010 on May 14, 2010
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

India’s External Debt as at end-December 2009

Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance has been compiling and releasing quarterly statistics on India’s External Debt for the quarters ending September and December every year. This press release relates to India’s external debt as at end-December 2009.  

2.         India’s total external debt stock at US$ 251.4 billion as at end-December 2009 recorded an increase of US$ 26.8 billion (11.9 per cent) over end-March 2009 estimates of US$ 224.6 billion. The long-term debt increased by US$ 25.0 billion (13.8 per cent) to US$ 206.2 billion, while short-term debt increased by US$ 1.8 billion (4.3 per cent) to US$ 45.2 billion compared to the end-March estimates of the same at US$ 181.2 billion and US $ 43.4 billion respectively.  

3.         Of the total increase of US$ 26.8 billion in India’s external debt at end-December 2009, the valuation effect on account of depreciation of the US dollar against major international currencies accounted for US$ 9.9 billion or 40.0 per cent. This implies that if the US$ had not depreciated against the major currencies, the increase in total external debt would have been only US $16.9 billion to US $ 241.5 billion.           

4.         Government (Sovereign) external debt was US$ 66.9 billion (a share of 26.6 per cent in total external debt) as at end-December 2009 as against US$ 55.9 billion (a share of 24.9 per cent of total external debt) as at end-March 2009. The ratio of Government external debt to GDP has remained around 5.0 per cent in the last three years.    

5.         US dollar denominated debt accounted for 52.0 per cent of total external debt at end-December 2009, followed by the Indian rupee (17.2 per cent), Japanese Yen (12.7 per cent), SDR (11.4 per cent) and Euro (4.2 per cent).  

6.         The debt-service ratio i.e., the ratio of total debt service payments to current receipts worked out to 5.1 per cent during April-December 2009 as against 4.0 per cent for April-December 2008. The ratio of short-term external debt to foreign exchange reserves decreased from 17.2 per cent at end-March 2009 to 15.7 per cent at end-December 2009.  

7.         The complete quarterly report of India’s external debt as at end-December 2009 is available on the website of Ministry of Finance – www.finmin.nic.in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance Calendar for Marketable Dated Securities for the first half of 2010-2011

With a view to enabling institutional and retail investors to plan their investment in an efficient manner and providing transparency and stability in the Government securities market, it has been decided to continue with the system of releasing an indicative calendar for issuance of the Government of India securities. Accordingly, an indicative calendar for issue of dated securities for the first half of the year 2010-2011 covering the period from April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010, as given below, is being issued in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India.

Calendar for Issuance of Government of India Dated Securities
(for the period April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010)

 

Sr.

No.

Period of auction

Amount        (Rs. Crore)

Term of the Security

 

1

April 5-9, 2010

12,000

i)  less than 5- year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.4,000-5,000 crore

iii) 15-19 year security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

 

2

 

April 12-16, 2010

 

13,000

i) 5-9 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

iii) 20-year and above security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

 

3

 

 

April 19-23, 2010

12,000

i)  5-9 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.4,000-5,000 crore

iii) 15-19 year security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

 

4

 

April 26-30, 2010

12,000

i) 5-9 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.4,000-5,000 crore

iii) 20-year and above security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

 

5

 

May 3-7, 2010

15,000

i) 5-9 year security for  Rs.6,000-7,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

iii) 15-19 year security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

iv) 20-year and above security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

 

6

May 10-14, 2010

 

12,000

 

i) 5-9 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.4,000-5,000 crore

iii) 20-year and above security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

  7

May 17- 21, 2010

13,000

i) 5-9 year security for  Rs.6,000-7,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

iii) 15-19 year security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

 

8

May 24- 28, 2010

12,000

i) 5-9 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.4,000-5,000 crore

iii) 20-year and above security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

 

9

May 31-June 4, 2010

13,000

i) 5-9 year security for  Rs.6,000-7,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

iii) 15-19 year security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

 

10

June 7- 11, 2010

11,000

i) 5-9 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.4,000-5,000 crore

iii) 20-year and above security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

 

11

 

June 14-18, 2010

11,000

Less than 5 year security for  Rs.6,000-7,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

12

June 21- 25, 2010

15,000

i) 5-9 year security for  Rs.6,000-7,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

iii) 15-19 year security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

iv) 20-year and above security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

 

13

June 28- July 2, 2010

13,000

i) 5-9 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

iii) 20-year and above security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

 

14

July 5- 9, 2010

12,000

i) 5-9 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.4,000-5,000 crore

iii) 20-year and above security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

 

15

July 12-16, 2010

13,000

i) 5-9 year security for  Rs.6,000-7,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

iii) 15-19 year security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

 

16

July  26- 30, 2010

15,000

i) 5-9 year security for  Rs.6,000-7,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

iii) 15-19 year security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

iv) 20-year and above security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

 

17

August 2-6, 2010

13,000

i) 5-9 year security for  Rs.6,000-7,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.4,000-5,000 crore

iii) 20-year and above security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

 

18

August 9- 13, 2010

12,000

i) 5-9 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.4,000-5,000 crore

iii) 15-19 year security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

 

19

August 16-20, 2010

12,000

i) 5-9 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.4,000-5,000 crore

iii) 20-year and above security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

 

20

August 23-27, 2010

12,000

i) 5-9 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.4,000-5,000 crore

iii) 15-19 year security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

21

 

August 30 -September 3, 2010

 

12,000

 

i) 5-9 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.4,000-5,000 crore

iii) 20-year and above security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

22

September 6- 10, 2010

11,000

i) 5-9 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.4,000-5,000 crore

iii) 15-19 year security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

 

23

September 20- 24, 2010

11,000

i) 5-9 year security for  Rs.5,000-6,000 crore

ii) 10-14 year security for  Rs.4,000-5,000 crore

iii) 20-year and above security for  Rs.2,000-3,000 crore

Total

2,87,000

 

 

2.     As hitherto, all the auctions covered by the calendar will have the facility of non-competitive bidding scheme under which five per cent of the notified amount will be reserved for the specified retail investors.  

3.        Variable rate securities may be issued depending upon the market conditions.  

4.         As in the past, the Central Government/Reserve Bank will continue to have the flexibility to bring about modifications in the above calendar in terms of notified amount, issuance period, maturity, etc., keeping in view the emerging requirements of the Government, market conditions and other relevant factors after giving due notice.

Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Economic Affairs
North Block, New Delhi-110001

Dated  March 29, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calendar for Auction of Government of India Treasury Bills (For the Quarter April 2010 – June 2010)

On a review of the cash position of the Government of India, Government of India in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, has decided to modify the notified amounts for the issuance of Treasury Bills for the first quarter ending June 2010. The notified amounts for the auction of the T-Bills for the period April 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010 are being given below.

Notified amount for auction of Treasury Bills
(for the period April 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010)

 Date of Auction

91 DTB

182 DTB

364 DTB

Total

7-Apr-10

7,000

 

2,000

9,000

13-Apr-10

7,000

2,000

 

9,000

21-Apr-10

7,000

 

2,000

9,000

28-Apr-10

7,000

2,000

 

9,000

5-May-10

7,000

 

2,000

9,000

12-May-10

7,000

2,000

 

9,000

19-May-10

7,000

 

2,000

9,000

26-May-10

7,000

2,000

 

9,000

2-Jun-10

6,000

 

2,000

8,000

9-Jun-10

6,000

2,000

 

8,000

16-Jun-10

5,000

 

2,000

7,000

23-Jun-10

5,000

2,000

 

7,000

30-Jun-10

5,000

 

2,000

7,000

 Total

83,000

12,000

14,000

1,09,000

 

2.  Government of India/the Reserve Bank of India  will continue to have the flexibility to modify the notified amount and timing for auction of Treasury Bills keeping in view the emerging requirements of the Government, market conditions and other relevant factors. The calendar is thus subject to change, if circumstances so warrant, including for reasons, such as, intervening holidays. Such changes, if any, will be communicated through regular press releases.

3. The auction of Treasury bills will be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the General Notification No. F 2(12)-W&M/97, dated March 31, 1998 issued by the Government of India, as amended from time to time.

   

Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Economic Affairs
North Block, New Delhi-110001

Dated March 29, 2010


 

 

 

Repayment of 7.50 % Loan, 2010 on May 12, 2010 and 7.55% Government Stock, 2010 on May 14, 2010

The outstanding balances of 7.50% Loan, 2010 and 7.55% Government Stock, 2010 are repayable at par on May 12, 2010 and May 14, 2010 respectively and no interest will accrue there on from the said dates.  In the event of a holiday being declared on May 12, 2010 and May 14, 2010 by any State Government under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the Stock will be repaid by the paying offices in that State on the previous working day.

2.      As per sub-regulation 24(2) and 24(3) of Government Securities Regulations, 2007 payment of maturity proceeds to the registered holder of Government Security held in the form of Subsidiary General Ledger or Constituent Subsidiary General Ledger account or Stock Certificate shall be made by a pay order incorporating the relevant particulars of his bank account or by credit to the account of the holder in any bank having facility of receipt of funds through electronic means. For the purpose of making payment in respect of the securities, the original subscriber or the subsequent holders of such Government Securities, shall submit the relevant particulars of their bank account well in advance.

However, in the absence of relevant particulars of bank account/mandate for receipt of funds through electronic means, to facilitate repayment of the Loan on the due date, holders may tender the securities, duly discharged, at the Public Debt Offices, Treasuries/Sub-Treasuries and branches of State Bank of India and its Associate Banks (at which they are enfaced /registered for payment of interest) 20 days in advance of the due date for repayment.

3.     Full details of the procedure for receiving the discharge value may be obtained from any of the aforesaid paying offices.

Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Economic Affairs
North Block, New Delhi-110 001
Dated March 17, 2010