Centre to borrow Rs.3.6 lakh crore in first half of 2015-16

The central government will borrow Rs.3.6 lakh crore (Rs.360,000 crore) in the first half of the 2015-16 fiscalFinance Secretary Rajeev Mehrishi told reporters here on Monday.

The amount borrowed in April-September would be 66.7 percent of the 2015-16 target of Rs.600,000 crore announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his first full budget last month.