Centre, RBI to announce H1 borrowing, weekly bond issue calendar on Monday

The Centre and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reportedly decided on the borrowing for the April-September period on Saturday, but an announcement on this was likely only on Monday.

The borrowing calendar with details of weekly issue of bonds by the RBI will also be available at the beginning of the next week, the Centre said.

In a departure from convention, the meeting at the North Block in New Delhi was held on a weekend. No RBI deputy governor attended it in person. 

Such meetings are usually held on weekdays, after market hours. The economic affairs secretary and a RBI deputy governor