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Informist, Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2026

 

--Govt seeks net INR 2.01 tln in FY26 2nd batch of supplementary demands 
--Govt seeks gross INR 2.813 tln more spend FY26 in 2nd supplementary demands 
--Sitharaman tables 2nd batch of supplementary demands for FY26 in Lok Sabha 

 

NEW DELHI – The government has sought Parliament's approval to spend net additional INR 2.01 trillion in the second batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for the current financial year ending Mar. 31, according to the documents tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Parliament had allowed net additional spending of INR 414.55 billion in the first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants in December.

 

On a gross basis, the government has sought permission for additional spending of INR 2.81 trillion in the second batch, out of which INR 801.46 billion will be met from enhanced receipts or recoveries of the ministries and departments, the finance ministry said in the tabled documents. In December, the government had sought Parliament's nod to spend an extra INR 1.32 trillion on a gross basis.

 

Out of the additional INR 2.01 trillion sought by the government in the second batch, INR 590.85 billion is to meet additional expenditure towards inter account transfers to Gold Reserve Fund-Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, 2015, and Economic Stabilization Fund, the government said. 

 

"The supplementary grants are required for meeting additional expenditure towards (i) Inter Account Transfers to Gold Reserve Fund- Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, 2015 (ii) Inter Account Transfers under the Economic Stabilization Fund taking into account savings of INR 426.18 billion available in the capital section of the grant, the above expenditure will entail net cash outgo of INR 590.85 billion," it said.

 

The government also sought INR 192.30 billion for the fertilisers department and INR 236.41 billion for subsidies for development action plan and Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. Other major spending heads include INR 418.22 billion for the defence ministry and INR 378.87 billion for transfer to states. 

 

In the Budget for 2026-27 (Apr-Mar), the government cut the estimate for total expenditure in FY26 to INR 49.65 trillion from INR 50.65 trillion. Till January, the government had spent INR 36.90 trillion, according to the latest data available with the Controller General of Accounts.   End

 

Reported by Sagar Sen

Edited by Vandana Hingorani

 

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