New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- The government on Monday sought approval from Parliament to spend a net additional amount of Rs 41,455.39 crore as the first batch of supplementary demands in the current financial year ending March 31.
The gross additional spending sought by the government is to the tune of Rs 1. 32 lakh crore. The first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2025-26 includes 72 Grants and one Appropriation for various departments of the central government.
Of this, the proposals involving net cash outgo and gross additional expenditure, matched by savings of the Ministries and Departments or by enhanced receipts or recoveries aggregates to Rs 90,812.17 crore.
Besides, token provision of Rs 129 lakh is being sought, one lakh ...