Debt Utilisation Status as on August 31, 2012  
S.No Type of Instrument Upper Cap (in USD bn) Limit (in INR Cr.)   Limit acquired by the entity (including investment) (in INR Cr.) Investment (in INR Cr.) Limit available with the entity (in INR Cr.) Free Limit  (in INR Cr.) as on August 31, 2012
1 Government Debt –Old 10 46,216       45,514  42,382    3,132          702
2 Government Debt –Long Term 10 51,291       27,803  20,886    6,917    23,488
3(a) Corporate Debt – Old 20 99,777       96,041  78,209  12,700       3,736
3(b) Debt oriented Mutual Fund    5,132
4(a) QFI investment in debt mutual fund schemes which invest in infra 3  13,451               -             -             -      13,451
4(b) Corporate debt long term infra - 1 year lock in with 15 month residual maturity 12  53,806       46,866  14,997  31,869       6,939
4(c) Investment in IDF 10  44,838               -             -             -      44,838
5 Upper tier- II 0.5 2,307               -             -             -         2,307

NOTE:

*Auction of INR 23,488 cr. in Government debt long term category, INR 3,736 cr. In Corporate debt old category and INR 6,939 crore in corporate debt long term infra category (with one year lock in and 15 months residual maturity) shall be done on the NSE from 15:30 hrs to 17:30 hrs, on September 20, 2012 as per SEBI circular no. CIR/IMD/FIIC/12/2012  dated April 27, 2012.

While the government announces the limits on debt investments  to FIIs in USD terms, for allocation and monitoring purposes, these limits are converted into INR terms using the RBI reference rate as on the date of the announcements/effective dates.