Govt seeks Parliament nod for additional expenditure of Rs 11,166 cr

Approval of Parliament is sought to authorise gross additional expenditure of Rs 11,166.18 cr

The government on Wednesday sought Parliament's approval for supplementary grants worth Rs 11,166.18 crore for the current financial year.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the supplementary demands for grants for 2017-18 as well as the demands for excess grants in the Lok Sabha for 2014-15.

The first batch of supplementary demands for grants for 2017-18 include 61 grants and 3 appropriations, according to the supplementary demands for grants.

"Approval of the Parliament is sought to authorise gross additional expenditure of Rs 11,166.18 crore.

"Of this, the proposals involving net cash outgo aggregate to Rs 10,647.45 crore and gross additional