New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- The government has kept its net market borrowings for financing the fiscal deficit at the level provided in the Budget despite emerging fiscal pressures, signalling its commitment to fiscal prudence, Finance Ministry sources said on Friday.

"Net market borrowings, which are market borrowings for fiscal deficit financing, have been kept at the Budget levels, implying that in spite of the incipient fiscal pressures, the government is committed to the path of fiscal prudence laid out in the Budget," a source said.

The comments came after the government announced its borrowing plan for the second half of FY 2026-27.

According to the Ministry of Finance's borrowing plan, the government will borrow Rs 7.86 lakh crore t...