Govt seeks Parliament nod for $5.2 billion net extra spending

NEW DELHI: The government on Monday sought Parliament`s approval to spend a net additional Rs 333.8 billion (USD 5.21 billion) in new spending in the fiscal year to March 2018, a finance ministry statement said.

The additional spending will be on top of an approved spending of USD 334.9 billion in the annual Budget, the statement tabled in the lower house of Parliament said.