Updated Feb 07, 2021 | 11:26 IST India's fiscal deficit is estimated to be 9.5 per cent of the GDP in the current fiscal and is expected to come down to 6.8 per cent in 2021-22 beginning April 1. Economic Affairs Secretary Tarun Bajaj  |  Photo Credit: PTI India's sovereign rating should not come under pressure due to surge in fiscal deficit which was mainly on account of higher expenditure to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, said Economic Affairs Secretary Tarun Bajaj. Given the credibility of the numbers projected in the Budget, he hoped that the global rating agencies would retain India's sovereign rating at the existing levels.