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38. External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) – Registrations
Date : Jun 22, 2026
(Amount in US $ Million)
Item 2025-26 2025 2026
Apr. Mar. Apr.
1 2 3 4
1. General Permission        
1.1 Number 1378 119 150 126
1.2 Amount 36124 1907 5221 3765
2. Special Permission        
2.1 Number 24 3 2 0
2.2 Amount 6845 1010 212 0
3. Total (1+2)        
3.1 Number 1402 122 152 126
3.2 Amount 42969 2917 5433 3765
4. Weighted Average Maturity (in years) 5.30 4.20 4.80 5.40
5. Interest Rate (per cent)        
5.1 Weighted Average Margin over alternative reference rate (ARR) for Floating Rate Loans@ 1.50 1.41 1.18 1.39
5.2 Interest rate range for Fixed Rate Loans 0.00-11.00 0.00-10.25 0.00-11.00 0.00-11.33
Borrower Category        
I. Corporate - Agriculture and Plantation 0 0 0 0
II. Corporate – Manufacturing 7340 817 431 1223
III. Corporate – Infrastructure 13100 48 2003 1753
a) Transport 2792 0 392 133
b) Energy 6898 0 1553 1235
c.) Water and Sanitation 39 0 30 0
d) Communication 153 0 25 5
e) Social and Commercial Infrastructure 129 48 0 0
f) Exploration, Mining and Refinery 3085 0 0 375
g) Infrastructure (Construction and Development of Industrial Parks, Integrated Townships and SEZ) 4 0 3 5
IV. Corporate -Construction (Non-Infrastructure) 1 0 1 0
V. Corporate - Service Sector 3903 337 277 95
VI. Corporate - Financial Sector 18124 1530 2641 662
a) Banks 0 0 0 0
b) NBFCs 16499 1530 2366 662
c) All India Financial Institution (AIFI) 1475 0 125 0
d) Micro Finance Institution (MFI)(other than Banks, NBFCs & AIFIs) 0 0 0 0
e) Others 150 0 150 0
VII. Other Entities 10 0 10 0
a) Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) 10 0 10 0
b) Partnership Firm 0 0 0 0
c) Cooperative Society 0 0 0 0
d) Society 0 0 0 0
VIII. Others@@ 491 185 70 32
@ With effect from July 01, 2023, the benchmark rate is changed to Alternative Reference Rate (ARR)
@@: ‘Others’ includes ‘not elsewhere classified’
Notes: 1. ‘General and Special Permission’ are introduced in the ‘Form ECB 1’ as per RBI Circular on ‘Reporting under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 – Returns pertaining to External Commercial Borrowing (ECB)’ dated February 18, 2026 in line with the revised ECB framework vide RBI circular on Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and lending) (First Amendment) Regulations’ dated February 16, 2026.
2. Based on application for ECB/Foreign Currency Convertible Bond (FCCB) which have been allotted Loan Registration Number (LRN) during the period and borrower category is based on end-use sector as available in Form ECB 1.
Based on applications for ECB/Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs) which have been allotted loan registration number during the period.

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