Government Seeks Approval For Rs 23,675 Crore Extra Spending

The authorities had budgeted expenditure of Rs 35.11 lakh crore within the earlier monetary 12 months.

The Union Government on Tuesday sought parliament's approval for Rs 23,675 crore in further spending, together with Rs 10,730 crore for a rural jobs programme within the present fiscal 12 months ending in March 2023.

The further spending is on prime of the budgeted Rs 34.83 lakh crore introduced for the 202122 fiscal 12 months in February, in contrast with Rs 35.11 lakh crore expenditure within the earlier monetary 12 months.