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38. External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) – Registrations
Date : May 22, 2026
(Amount in US $ Million)
Item 2024-25 2025 2026
Mar. Feb. Mar.
1 2 3 4
1. General Permission        
1.1 Number 1328 142 121 150
1.2 Amount 47800 8346 4231 5221
2. Special Permission        
2.1 Number 51 17 2 2
2.2 Amount 13384 2697 400 212
3. Total (1+2)        
3.1 Number 1379 159 123 152
3.2 Amount 61184 11043 4631 5433
4. Weighted Average Maturity (in years) 5.05 4.50 5.50 4.80
5. Interest Rate (per cent)        
5.1 Weighted Average Margin over alternative reference rate (ARR) for Floating Rate Loans@ 1.48 1.39 1.73 1.18
5.2 Interest rate range for Fixed Rate Loans 0.00-11.67 0.00-10.63 0.00-11.00 0.00-11.00
Borrower Category        
I. Corporate - Agriculture and Plantation 0 0 0 0
II. Corporate – Manufacturing 13900 2273 214 431
III. Corporate – Infrastructure 15462 3507 2258 2003
a) Transport 1248 0 48 392
b) Energy 7470 1828 2173 1553
c.) Water and Sanitation 28 0 0 30
d) Communication 1101 0 26 25
e) Social and Commercial Infrastructure 258 4 11 0
f) Exploration, Mining and Refinery 5357 1675 0 0
g) Infrastructure (Construction and Development of Industrial Parks, Integrated Townships and SEZ) 0 0 0 3
IV. Corporate -Construction (Non-Infrastructure) 0 0 0 1
V. Corporate - Service Sector 3226 522 230 277
VI. Corporate - Financial Sector 27318 4718 1879 2641
a) Banks 0 0 0 0
b) NBFCs 26318 4718 1879 2366
c) All India Financial Institution (AIFI) 1000 0 0 125
d) Micro Finance Institution (MFI)(other than Banks, NBFCs & AIFIs) 0 0 0 0
e) Others 0 0 0 150
VII. Other Entities 0 0 0 10
a) Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) 0 0 0 10
b) Partnership Firm 0 0 0 0
c) Cooperative Society 0 0 0 0
d) Society 0 0 0 0
VIII. Others@@ 1278 23 50 70
@ 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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