The Central government has allowed 11 states to borrow an additional fund of Rs 15,721 crore from the market.
They achieved the capital expenditure target that finance ministry had set for June quarter the fiscal year 2021-22.
Additional open market borrowing permission equivalent to 0.25% of their Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) was granted.
Out of total net borrowing ceiling of 4% of GSDP, about 0.50% of GSDP has been kept for incremental capital expenditure to be incurred by states during FY22.
These states are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.