Government Seeks Parliament Nod For Rs 33,380 Crore Net Extra Spending

New Delhi: The government on Monday sought Parliament's approval to spend a net additional Rs 33,380 crore ($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 $334.9 billion in the annual Budget, the statement tabled in the lower house of Parliament said.

($1 = Rs 64.1150)