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New Delhi: Indian government's total public debt increased by 5.9% to Rs 31.49 trillion in the first quarter (April-June) of fiscal year 2011-12, compared to Rs 29.75 trillion in the fourth quarter (January-March) of fiscal year 2010-11.
Of the total public debt, internal debt accounted for 90.3% during the quarter ended June 30, 2011, slightly higher than 89.7% in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, the Finance Ministry said in its quarterly report on Public Debt Management.
Marketable securities, comprising of rupee denominated dated securities and treasury bills, constituted 78% of total public debt at the end of the first quarter, against 76.7% at the end of March 31, 2011, the report said.
The outstanding internal debt of the government accounted for 31.7% of the gross domestic product (GDP) at Rs 28.42 trillion at end-June 2011 as compared to 33.9% at end-March 2011.
The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, has been bringing out a quarterly report on debt management since September 2010.
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