RBI announced FPI Investment limits in G-Secs and SDLs

June 03, 2021
Current Context: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that the limits for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) investment in government securities (G-secs) for the current fiscal year and State Development Loans (SDLs) will be unchanged i.e. will be at 6% and 2% respectively, of outstanding stocks of securities for 2021-22.
RBI announced FPI Investment limits in G-Secs and SDLs
  • The allocation of incremental changes in the G-sec limit over the two sub-categories of 'General' and 'Long-term' will be retained at 50:50 for FY 2021-22.
  • The overall increase in limits for SDLs are added to the 'General' sub-category of SDLs.
  • As of 31st March 2021, the current FPI limit in G-Sec General, G-Sec Long Term, SDL General, SDL Long Term, and Corporate Bonds, was Rs 9,54,280 crore.
  • In debt instruments for April 2021- Sep 2021, the revised FPI investment limit was at Rs 10,14,957crore and for Oct 2021-March 2022 is Rs 10,75,67 crore.
Static Part: 
    • HQ of RBI: Mumbai
    • Governor of RBI: Shaktikanta Das

Question: 

Q.1 RBI announced that the limits for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) investment in government securities (G-secs) for the current fiscal year and State Development Loans (SDLs) will be at __% and ___% respectively, of outstanding stocks of securities for 2021-22?
a. 5% and 2%
b. 6% and 1%
c. 6% and 2%
d. 5% and 3%

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