Last Updated: 13 May 2026

Indian Govt Debt almost quadrupled in 13 years of Modi Govt^[1]

55 lakh crore (2014)^[2]     →    Rs 214 lakh crores (2027)^[3]

14 PMs together took 55 Lakh crore debt in 67 years
34% of
1 PM (Modi) took 160 lakh crore debt in 13 years

Credits: Dainik Bhaskar[^1]

¶ 40/50 years tenured borrowing^[4]

2023: 50-year bonds first time in History

Earnings from year 2073 is being spent today

• The government selling 300 billion rupees ($3.6 billion) worth bonds in the October to February 2023
• This accounts for almost 5% of its total borrowings

2015: 40-year bonds first time in History^[5]

• Govt has borrowed at least Rs 2 trillion from the market from 2015-2022

Earnings from years 2055-2062 is being spent today

References:

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1. https://www.bhaskar.com/db-original/explainer/news/india-total-loan-amount-manmohan-singh-vs-narendra-modi-govt-debt-spending-analysis-131419701.html ↩︎

2. https://cfo.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/indias-total-debt-rises-to-rs-205-lakh-crore-in-sept-quarter/106169942 ↩︎

3. https://www.indiatoday.in/business/story/how-much-debt-does-india-have-budget-2026-debt-gdp-explained-2866531-2026-02-11 ↩︎

4. https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/india-will-sell-50-year-bonds-for-the-first-time-11440121.html/amp ↩︎

5. https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/rbi-to-issue-new-40-year-benchmark-bond-on-thursday-raise-rs-7-000-crore-121021201829_1.html ↩︎