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Government Seeks Parliament’s Permission For Total Additional Spending Of Rs 59,978 Crore
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
Government on Wednesday sought from parliament approval for an additional gross spending of Rs 59, 978 crore out of which Rs 35, 200 crore has been sought for net additional spending. It said that total cash outgo under plan expenditure was Rs 26,539 crore and non-plan expenditure was Rs 8,632 crore, CNBC-TV18 reported.
Majority of the extra spending will be for rural jobs, farm related activities, village telephone services, import of pulses, and defence purchases.
It was the third supplementary demand for grants laid by the government. In August, the parliament had approved $3.09 billion in additional spending for the current fiscal year.
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