The Centre is expected to bring downits market borrowing by four per cent to Rs 72,852 crore from the estimatedfigure of Rs 75,947 crore in the current fiscal. The external assistance isalso slated to go up sharply to Rs 1,864 crore next fiscal as compared to anestimated Rs 574 crore this year. The government is also expected to recover loans and advances to the tune ofRs 15,164 crore next fiscal as against the revised estimate of Rs 14,885crore, which is Rs 1300 crore more than that budgeted last year.
The centre also raised its target of receipts from disinvestment proceeds toRs 12,000 crore next fiscal as against an receipt of Rs 2,500 crore tillnow, which was Rs 7.500 crore short of the budgeted figure of Rs 10,000crore for this year.
Receipts from securities against small savings is budgeted at Rs 9,000 crorenext fiscal as against Rs 7,949 crore estimated this year.
Centre also targets to mop up Rs 9,500 crore through state provident fundsas compared to Rs 8,500 crore this year, although the budgeted for this yearwas Rs 7,500 crore.
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