The Government will seek Parliament’s approval for Rs 37,000-crore additional spending on infrastructure development in the second batch of supplementary demands for grant.
Earlier this month, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced additional budget of Rs 25,000 crore as capital expenditure (capex) on roads, defence, water supply, urban development and domestically produced capital equipment.
Besides, the central government approved issuance of a special interest-free 50-year loan to states of Rs 12,000 crore for infrastructure development.
Approval for this additional spending will be sought through second supplementary demands for grants, sources said.
