💰 The Money Gap ?
This is the "fiscal deficit" — what's left to fund after tax, non-tax income and asset sales are counted.
₹10.0L crshort this year
This debt builds a road future taxpayers get to use too — it's not automatically "good debt", but it isn't wasted either.
🤝 Who's Filling the Jar?
Tax
Home
Abroad
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You (taxpayer)
₹2.0L cr
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Indian lenders
₹6.8L cr
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Foreign lenders
₹1.2L cr
📊 The Real Picture not a game
₹198L cr
total
Owed to Indians₹167.6L cr
Owed abroad₹11.4L cr
Other IOUs₹19.1L cr
Dept. of Economic Affairs, Oct–Dec 2025 snapshot. This is the government's own debt only.
😶 How Does Everyone Feel?
🙂
Future You
A little interest to pay later.
🙂
Stays in Family?
Mostly Indians hold this IOU.
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The Rupee
Barely affected right now.