It’s crunch time for Indian states’ finances as economy slows

The states have budgeted a consolidated fiscal deficit target of 2.6% of gross domestic product in the financial year ending March, a recent study by the Reserve Bank of India shows. Outstanding debt of states has risen over the last five years to 25% of GDP, posing medium-term challenges to its sustainability

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