Why it is in the news
The RBI's borrowing calendar for October–December 2026, released on 2 October, shows Telangana raising ₹13,000 crore through State Development Loans (SDLs): ₹4,500 crore in October, ₹4,500 crore in November and ₹4,000 crore in December.
The exam angle
Syllabus: Group 1 Mains Paper-IV, I-4: “Public Finance: Tax structure, Central and state taxes; Government expenditure in revenue and capital account; Public debt …”. Prelims: 5. Economic and Social Development of India. Groups 2–4: Telangana State finances.