The Centre has sought Parliament’s consent to spend an additional Rs 1.58 trillion in the financial year ending March 31 (FY22). According to the third supplementary demand for grants tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on Monday, Rs 1.07 trillion will be the net cash outgo while the remaining amount of Rs 50,947 crore will be through savings of enhanced receipts.
Some of the big items include Rs 14,902 crore for fertiliser subsidy and Rs 30,170 crore for credit-linked subsidy scheme houses for economically weaker sections. The Centre has also sought an additional outgo of Rs 13,050