FinMin, RBI meeting on Tuesday to decide first-half borrowing plan for FY21

The Finance Ministry and RBI will hold a meeting on Tuesday to decide on government's borrowing plan for the first half of 2020-21 amid the lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus.

According to sources, the government would resort to front-load its borrowing plan to deal with the challenges posed by COVID-19 on the economy.

The meeting between the Finance Ministry and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will be held through video conferencing for the first time as there is lockdown across the country, the sources said.

Post meeting, the borrowing calendar for issuance of dated government securities and short term papers will