Public debt of the central government rose by 2.53 per cent to 65.65 lakh crore rupees in the July-September quarter compared to the previous quarter. According to the Quarterly Report on Public Debt Management for July-September 2017 which was released by Finance Ministry, the public debt was 64,03 lakh crore rupees at end-June 2017. Internal debt constituted 93 per cent of public debt at end-September 2017, while marketable securities accounted for 82.6 per cent of public debt.