Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday exuded confidence that the government will meet the fiscal deficit target of 4.4 per cent of the GDP for the year ending March 2026.

The Union Budget presented in Parliament in February by the Finance Minister had pegged the fiscal deficit at Rs 15.69 lakh crore, or 4.4 per cent, of the GDP in 2025-26 against 4.8 per cent in 2024-25.

Sitharaman was interacting with students during a Q&A session after delivering the Diamond Jubilee Valedictory Lecture at the Delhi School of Economics (DSE) here.

“God willing and with every strength and support the Prime Minister gives me, we will be able to meet that fiscal deficit number…That’s a commitment made in Parliament, and it’s my duty to abide by it,” Sitharaman said.

The Centre’s fiscal deficit stoo

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