New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- The Lok Sabha on Monday approved the first batch of supplementary demands for grants in the current financial year 2025-26 seeking to spend net an additional Rs 41,455.39 crore.
The proposals cover 72 grants and one appropriation, while the total gross additional expenditure being sought amounts to Rs 1.32 lakh crore. Rs 90,812 crore is expected to be met through internal adjustments, such as savings within ministries or higher receipts and recoveries. The remaining Rs 41,455 crore requires fresh parliamentary approval-this is the net cash outgo.
A token provision of Rs 129 lakh has also been sought to enable the re-appropriation of savings for 'New Service' or 'New Instrument of Service' cases.
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