Lok Sabha Approves First Batch Of Supplementary Demands Totalling Rs 23,675 Crore: Report

Amid a din, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday accepted the primary batch of supplementary calls for authorising the federal government to spend an extra Rs 23,675 crore, together with Rs 17,000 crore for the well being ministry, within the present monetary yr. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the supplementary calls for for grants and related appropriation payments.

As per the primary batch of supplementary calls for for grants tabled within the Lok Sabha by Sitharaman on July 20, though the gross further expenditure is over Rs 1.87 lakh crore in 2021-22, the precise money outgo will solely be Rs 23,674.81 crore because the remaining spending shall be met via financial savings and better receipts and recoveries.

A considerable chunk of the whole gross spending is in direction of switch to states for shortfall in Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation cess. A complete of Rs 1.59 lakh crore could be transferred to states as back-to-back mortgage in lieu of the GST compensation shortfall. However, this is not going to entail any money outgo.

To meet the varied COVID-related and different well being preparedness expenditure, Rs 16,463 crore additional spending has been earmarked for the division of well being and household welfare. An additional Rs 526 crore has been allotted to the division of well being analysis for emergency epidemic preparedness and response.

Approval for Rs 2,050 crore for Ministry of Civil Aviation was sought, which incorporates Rs 1,872 crore in direction of loans and advances to Air India for recoupment of advance from the Contingency Fund of India.

The money outgo additionally contains Rs 1,100 crore for Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in direction of offering help to sugar mills for the 2019-20 sugar season. Further, the Lok Sabha accepted the related appropriation payments, authorising the federal government to withdraw funds from the Consolidated Fund of India to satisfy further expenditure.

The payments had been handed with none debate because the Opposition members continued their protest in opposition to Pegasus snooping row and three new farm legal guidelines.