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Date : Jan 09, 2026

Ways and Means Advances for State Governments/ UTs

The limits for financial accommodation extended by the Reserve Bank of India to the State Governments / Union Territories (UTs) through Special Drawing Facility (SDF), Ways and Means Advances (WMA), and Overdraft (OD) facilities were last reviewed and announced on June 28, 2024.

Consequent on Reserve Bank entering into an agreement with the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) on January 05, 2026, the general banking business of GNCTD shall be carried out by the Reserve Bank with effect from January 09, 2026.

The WMA limit for GNCTD have been fixed at Rs.890 crore, effective from January 09, 2026. Accordingly, the revised aggregate WMA limit for State Governments / UTs will be Rs.61,008 crore as against the existing limit of Rs.60,118 crore. State/UT wise WMA limits are given in Annex.

(Brij Raj)           
Chief General Manager

Press Release: 2025-2026/1895


Annex

WMA Limits of State Governments and UTs

(Amount in Rs. crore)

Sl. No

State/UT

WMA Limit

1

Andhra Pradesh

2,921

2

Arunachal Pradesh

373

3

Assam

1,716

4

Bihar

2,731

5

Chhattisgarh

1,434

6

Delhi

890

7

Goa

258

8

Gujarat

3,092

9

Haryana

1,803

10

Himachal Pradesh

777

11

Jammu and Kashmir

1,298

12

Jharkhand

1,225

13

Karnataka

4,010

14

Kerala

2,308

15

Madhya Pradesh

3,450

16

Maharashtra

6,139

17

Manipur

281

18

Meghalaya

267

19

Mizoram

216

20

Nagaland

276

21

Odisha

2,099

22

Puducherry

175

23

Punjab

1,538

24

Rajasthan

3,585

25

Tamil Nadu

4,582

26

Telangana

2,407

27

Tripura

343

28

Uttar Pradesh

6,519

29

Uttarakhand

839

30

West Bengal

3,456

 

Total (All States/UTs)

61,008