{
  "id": 9772807,
  "title": "WMA Limit for Government of India for October 2026 – March 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/wma-limit-for-government-of-india-for-october-2026-march-2027",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-25T13:56:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reserve Bank of India",
    "slug": "reserve-bank-of-india",
    "url": "https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=63670"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Reserve Bank of India has announced that the limit for Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for the Government of India for the second half of the financial year 2026-27, from October 2026 to March 2027, will be set at ₹50,000 crore. The RBI may intervene by floating additional market loans if the government exhausts 75% of this limit. The central bank maintains the flexibility to adjust the WMA limit as required based on prevailing circumstances. The interest rates on WMA and Overdraft are stipulated as the Repo Rate for WMA and two percent above the Repo Rate for Overdraft.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/bond-threat-rising-treasury-yields-can-shake-india",
        "published": "2026-09-25T09:29:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Reserve Bank of India",
        "title": "Calendar for Auction of Government of India Treasury Bills",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/calendar-for-auction-of-government-of-india-treasury-bills",
        "published": "2026-09-25T13:56:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}