"Approval of Parliament is sought to authorise gross additional expenditure of Rs 32,119.50 crore," said the document relating to first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants, 2012-13, which was tabled in the Lower House by Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
The proposals envisaged in the Supplementary Demands entail a cash outgo of Rs 30,804 crore, while the remaining amount would be matched by savings by different ministries and departments.
Of the total additional outgo, Rs 28,500 crore will be used to compensate oil marketing companies on under-recoveries towards sale of subsidised petroleum products.
With the additional grant, the total funds earmarked for the oil subsidy would soar to about Rs 72,260 crore for the current fiscal.
It further said that Rs 2,000 crore has been earmarked in the Supplementary grant for equity infusion in Air India as part of the turnaround plan and restructuring package.
The government has also sought a token amount in the supplementary for discharging its liability towards International Monetary Fund (IMF). Under the new arrangements to borrow, India has to pay around Rs 11,295 crore, it said, adding "as savings are available in the same section of the Grant, a token supplementary is sought".
Meanwhile, talking to reporters Chidambaram today said the government will be able to accommodate the enhanced spending within the budgeted borrowing plan. (MORE)