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FM Sitharaman seeks Parliament nod for Rs 6.3-trillion extra spending

Demand includes highest ever net cash outgo of Rs 4.12 trillion in the second supplementary demands for grants

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman | Photo: PTI

Shrimi Choudhary New Delhi
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday sought Parliament’s approval for an additional Rs 4.12 trillion, one of the highest, in the second supplementary demand for grants of the current fiscal year.
 
It is part of gross additional spending, estimated at Rs 6.28 trillion, after accounting for Rs 2.15 trillion of savings or reallocation from ministries with under-utilised funds.
 
However, the provision for this gross additional spending was made in the revised estimates of the Union Budget.
 
Of the cash outgo, Rs 64,598 crore is for enhanced expenditure on fertiliser subsidy under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan 3.0 and