Bringing down debt-to-GDP ratio priority from next fiscal, says Sitharaman

By Reuters

  • 17 Dec 2025
FILE PHOTO: India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during an India-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD), at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) in central London, Britain, April 9, 2025. JUSTIN TALLIS/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Bringing down India’s debt to GDP ratio will be the core priority for the government from the next fiscal year, which begins on April 1, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday. 

The  high debt to GDP ratio in some Indian states is a cause of "worry", she said.