31 August 2012

Debt Utilisation Status as on 31 August 2012
S.No Type of Instrument Upper Cap (in USD bn) Limit (in INR Cr.) Limit acquired by the entity (including investment in INR Cr.) Investment (in INR Cr.) Limit available with the entity (in INR Cr.) Free Limit (in INR Cr.) as on 31 August 2012
1 Government Debt - Old 10 46,216 45,514 42,382 3,132 702
2 Government Debt - Long Term 10 51,291 27,803 20,886 6,917 23,488
3(a) Corporate Debt - Old 20 99,777 96,041 78,209 12,700 3,736
3(b) Debt Oriented Mutual Fund 5,132
4(a) QFI Investment in debt mutual fund schemes which invest in infra 3 13,451 - - - 13,451
4(b) Corporate Debt long term infra - 1 year lock in with 15 month residual maturity 12 53,806 46,866 14,997 31,869 6,939
4(c) Investment in IDF 10 44,838 - - - 44,838
5 Upper tier- II 0.5 2,307 - - - 2,307

Note: *Auction of INR 23,488 cr. in Government debt long term category, INR 3,736 cr. In Corporate debt old category and INR 6,939 crore in corporate debt long term infra category (with one year lock in and 15 months residual maturity) shall be done on the NSE from 15:30 hrs to 17:30 hrs, on 20 September 2012 as per SEBI circular no. CIR/IMD/FIIC/12/2012 dated 27 April 2012.

While the government announces the limits on debt investments to FIIs in USD terms, for allocation and monitoring purposes, these limits are converted into INR terms using the RBI reference rate as on the date of the announcements/effective dates.