Govt seeks Parliament’s nod for an additional Rs 54,000 cr spending

New Delhi, Mar 6 (KNN) The government sought parliament's nod for an additional Rs. 54,000 Crores spending on March 6.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the second and the final batch of supplementary demands for grants in the Lok Sabha.

The supplementary demands for grants document stated, “Of this, the proposals involving net cash outgo aggregate to Rs. 53,963.58 Crores and gross additional expenditure, matched by saving of the ministries/departments or by enhanced receipts/recoveries aggregates to Rs. 4.26 lakh crore.”

The government sought the authorization for gross additional expenditure of Rs. 4.6 lakh crore. (KNN/SS)

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