Govt seeks Lok Sabha nod for net additional spending of ₹78,673 crore this fiscal
The Hindu
The Indian government requests Lok Sabha's approval for additional spending of ₹78,673 crore in the current fiscal year.
The government on Monday sought Lok Sabha's approval for a net additional spending of ₹78,673 crore in the current financial year.
The second batch of supplementary demands for grants for 2023-24 fiscal was tabled in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
The supplementary demands for grants includes a gross additional spending of over ₹2 lakh crore, which would be matched by savings of over ₹1.21 lakh crore.
The proposal involves net cash outgo aggregating to ₹78,672.92 crore, said the document tabled in the Lok Sabha.
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