Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. File | Screengrab: RSTV via PTI Photo
The government on Tuesday (March 10, 2026) sought Lok Sabha approval for gross additional expenditure of over ₹2.81 lakh crore in current fiscal year.
Approval of Parliament is sought to authorise gross additional expenditure of ₹2,81,289.26 crore. Of this, the proposals involving net cash outgo aggregate to ₹2,01,142.96 crore and gross additional expenditure, matched by savings of the Ministries/Departments or by enhanced receipts/recoveries aggregates to ₹80,145.71 crore,” said the Supplementary Demands for Grants.
