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Government of India’s debts amount to a staggering 17 lakh crores of rupees.

As per the Q3 results of the Government of India, the Central Government owes over 17 Lakh Crores of rupees. How much of arrears realization can help in this kind of debts?

Total-Internal debt

12,27,629

External debt

1,91,426

Total Public debt

14,19,056

Other liabilities

3,54,426

TOTAL DEBT

17,73,482

Source:http://finmin.nic.in/stats_data/central_govt_borrowings/data_31_12_2004.htm