New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- The government on Monday sought parliament's approval for a net extra spending of Rs.41,455 crore in the current financial year to meet administrative and subsidy obligations.

The additional funds are meant for various expenditures, including fertiliser subsidy amounting to Rs.11,000 crore, Rs.7,525 crore for urea imports, and Rs.9,473 crore for compensating state-run oil-marketing companies for losses made from selling fuel below market rates. The supplementary demands for grants, tabled by the finance ministry in parliament, also include additional revenue spending by Union home and education ministries.

"The first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2025-26 includes 72 Grants and 1 Appropriation. Approv...